Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 5 Jun 2006 08:52:35 -0400 | From | Jeff Garzik <> | Subject | Re: wireless (was Re: 2.6.18 -mm merge plans) |
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On Mon, Jun 05, 2006 at 02:48:27PM +0200, Arjan van de Ven wrote: > Why is it a good thing you are blocking this driver? Do you have ANY > indication AT ALL that there is anything fishy about it?
Yes.
> Paying attention to proper reverse engineering is good. Being > overzealous is not.
Being overzealous about merging drivers without first checking the legal ramifications is a good way to torpedo Linux.
Far too many people have a careless "U.S.A. laws suck, merge it anyway" attitude.
Jeff
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