Re: The tainted message

[rct@gherkin.frus.com (Bob_Tracy)]

Alan Cox wrote:
> > I would like to propose that a clearer, more direct message be used. 
> > Something like "Warning: kernel maintainers may not support your kernel
> > since you have loaded %s: %s%s\n" would be much more informative and
> > correct.
> 
> More informative but I think too soft. It still implies we might want to
> hear about it but not reply. That isnt the case.

What you say is true enough if you speak for yourself and/or the core
cadre of kernel maintainers.  On the other hand, the linux-kernel list
has been and mostly continues to be a good place to get help with
problems related to kernel changes that affect non-GPL modules.

To put it another way, the kernel developers aren't necessarily the
target audience when a request for assistance is posted to linux-kernel.
If that was too subtle, kernel developers aren't the only people who
read linux-kernel.  Is linux-kernel an appropriate venue for such
assistance requests?  Maybe not the *most* appropriate one, but it's
often the most efficient.  Let me put it this way: speaking for myself,
I don't ask linux-kernel list readers for help with a problem if the
problem isn't the immediate result of a kernel change.

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