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

Rusty Russell
2004-04-28T01:58:40Z

On Wed, 2004-04-28 at 10:02, Marc Boucher wrote:
> In other cases, we have gladly submitted patches when we
> encountered bugs and
> could fix them. Had we known that the module fix was so simple, it
> would of course have been
> submitted it to you in parallel.

Let me spell it out.

You deceived users by circumventing a check designed to tell them that
their kernel was tainted. You deceived maintainers who receive
"untainted" bug reports. In a way, you lied directly to the kernel
community: the module code is our agent in checking module licenses.

That you've been doing it for a while, or that you didn't spend
significant time investigating alternatives or talking to the maintainer
about your problem only compounds the damage. That I know and like you
only heightens my disappointment.

Hence I stand by my original comment:

This shows a lack of integrity that I find personally repulsive.

Hope that clarifies,
Rusty.
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