Messages in this thread | ![/](/images/icornerl.gif) | | Date | Fri, 26 Apr 1996 00:00:39 +0200 (MET DST) | From | Hans Lermen <> | Subject | Re: Must modules be GPL'ed? (fwd) |
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On 25 Apr 1996, Mark Eichin wrote:
> > How exactly does one use one of these non-source modules in a more recent > > kernel than that for which it was originally compiled? > > insmod -f > > Often it will work, especially if the interfaces the module used > haven't actually changed underneath... >
... and it may crash your system, especially if you know nothing about the module because have not the source ( sort of russian roulette ). 'insmod -f' bypasses the sanity check.
Hans <lermen@elserv.ffm.fgan.de>
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