From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S965077AbVIAHpn (ORCPT ); Thu, 1 Sep 2005 03:45:43 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S965078AbVIAHpn (ORCPT ); Thu, 1 Sep 2005 03:45:43 -0400 Received: from styx.suse.cz ([82.119.242.94]:51894 "EHLO mail.suse.cz") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S965077AbVIAHpm (ORCPT ); Thu, 1 Sep 2005 03:45:42 -0400 Date: Thu, 1 Sep 2005 09:45:56 +0200 From: Vojtech Pavlik To: jmerkey Cc: Bernd Eckenfels , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [ANNOUNCE] DSFS Network Forensic File System for Linux Patches Message-ID: <20050901074556.GA8143@midnight.suse.cz> References: <431651BC.9020108@utah-nac.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <431651BC.9020108@utah-nac.org> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.10i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Wed, Aug 31, 2005 at 06:56:28PM -0600, jmerkey wrote: > Bernd, > > Thanks for the accurate and reasonable response. I object to the use > of the word "tainted". This implies the binary code is somehow > infringing. I would suggest changing the word to "non-GPL" or "Vendor > Supported" since this is more accurate. Just a suggestion. > > Thanks Jeff I believe the use of the word is quite correct. Taint is synonymous to contaminate. When you add a closed-source driver, the kernel is no longer pure GPL, it's been contaminated by a non-GPL part. There may be other connotations to the word in various regions in the english speaking world that give it much darker meanings, though, that I don't know about. -- Vojtech Pavlik SuSE Labs, SuSE CR