| Date | Thu, 14 Dec 2006 08:07:04 -0500 | From | Dave Jones <> | Subject | Re: GPL only modules [was Re: [GIT PATCH] more Driver core patches for 2.6.19] |
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On Wed, Dec 13, 2006 at 09:39:11PM -0800, Martin J. Bligh wrote:
> The Ubuntu feisty fawn mess was a dangerous warning bell of where we're > going. If we don't stand up at some point, and ban binary drivers, we > will, I fear, end up with an unsustainable ecosystem for Linux when > binary drivers become pervasive. I don't want to see Linux destroyed > like that.
Thing is, if kernel.org kernels get patched to disallow binary modules, whats to stop Ubuntu (or anyone else) reverting that change in the kernels they distribute ? The landscape doesn't really change much, given that the majority of Linux end-users are probably running distro kernels.
Dave
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