Messages in this thread | | | From | "Hua Zhong" <> | Subject | RE: [PATCH] Blacklist binary-only modules lying about their license | Date | Fri, 30 Apr 2004 11:58:48 -0700 |
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> WINE is a user process. It does not run in kernel space, so we don't > care about it. Since all the closed-source stuff, like > Office, runs in user space, it CANNOT corrupt the kernel (barring real > kernel bugs). > > I think Linus needs to smack you down like he did with that guy who > couldn't understand the distinction between firmware and a > kernel driver.
I think he doesn't, because he can read what other said. I know what distinction it is and I've been working on kernel for years since I was still in school.
I'm not arguing about the taint issue, or any technical issue, as clearly stated in my last paragraph. I am mearly responding to the questioning to Linuxant's business model.
> As long as the kernel is protected, we are generally in favor of it. > > > Linuxant did a wrong thing by working around the warning > > message, but I don't think it's fair to accuse of their business > > because they allow binary drivers run on Linux. > > The fact that binary drivers are "evil" does not reflect badly on > Linuxant, in my opinion.
It doesn't look like so to me.
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