Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: [ANNOUNCE] DSFS Network Forensic File System for Linux Patches | From | Alan Cox <> | Date | Thu, 01 Sep 2005 11:15:02 +0100 |
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On Iau, 2005-09-01 at 02:33 +0200, Bernd Eckenfels wrote: > In article <20050901012218.02c79560.diegocg@gmail.com> you wrote: > > I mean, nvidia people also use propietary code in the kernel (probably > > violating the GPL anyway) and don't do such things. > > The Linux kernel allows binary drivers, you just have to live with a limited > number of exported symbols and that the kernel is tainted. Which basically > means nobody sane can help you with corrupted kernel data structures.
You appear to be confused. The exported symbols are part of a GPL product. The only question of relevance is whether the item is a derived work in law or not.
Alan
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