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

Marc Boucher
2004-04-29T02:31:12Z

Hi Rik,

Your new proposed message sounds much clearer to the ordinary mortal
and would imho be a significant improvement. Perhaps printing
repetitive warnings for identical $MODULE_VENDOR strings could also be
avoided, taking care of the redundancy/volume problem as well..

Cheers
Marc

On Apr 28, 2004, at 8:02 PM, Rik van Riel wrote:

>
> I wouldn't be averse to changing the text the kernel prints
> when loading a module with an incompatible license. If the
> text "$MOD_FOO: module license '$BLAH' taints kernel." upsets
> the users, it's easy enough to change it.
>
> How about the following?
>
> "Due to $MOD_FOO's license ($BLAH), the Linux kernel community
> cannot resolve problems you may encounter. Please contact
> $MODULE_VENDOR for support issues."
>
>
>
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> Therefore, if you write the code as cleverly as possible, you are,
> by definition, not smart enough to debug it." - Brian W. Kernighan
>