Messages in this thread | | | From | Marc Boucher <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] Blacklist binary-only modules lying about their license | Date | Wed, 28 Apr 2004 22:31:01 -0400 |
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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." > > > > -- > "Debugging is twice as hard as writing the code in the first place. > Therefore, if you write the code as cleverly as possible, you are, > by definition, not smart enough to debug it." - Brian W. Kernighan >
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