Re: [PATCH] Blacklist binary-only modules lying about their license

Rik van Riel
2004-04-29T15:18:54Z

On Thu, 29 Apr 2004, Timothy Miller wrote:

> > "Due to $MOD_FOO's license ($BLAH), the Linux kernel community
> > cannot resolve problems you may encounter. Please contact
> > $MODULE_VENDOR for support issues."
>
> Sounds very "politically correct", but certainly more descriptive and
> less alarming.

More importantly, it directs the support burden to where
it, IMHO, belongs.

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Therefore, if you write the code as cleverly as possible, you are,
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