Re: The tainted message

Ian Molton
2002-04-29T17:36:08Z

tomas szepe Awoke this dragon, who will now respond:

> > Warning: The module (%s) does not seem to have a compatible license.
> > Please contact the supplier of this module regarding any
> > problems, or reproduce the problem after rebooting without
> > ever loading this module.
> >
> > shorter?
>
> I don't think you can strip the part about open-ness of the code --
> it's an essential part of the explanation. And "any problems" might
> be too broad.

Moreover, I think the 'compatible license thing doesnt fly.

the argument against CLOSE modules is that they make the _whole_package_
undebuggable.

if the source is available, no matter HOW crippling its license, the
package _IS_ debuggable.

thie warning should be:

Warning: Module %s is not open source, and as such, loading it will make
your kernel un-debuggable. Please do not submit bug reports from a kernel
with this module loaded, as they will be useless, and likely ignored.