It was a dark and stormy night. Suddenly "Alex Bligh - linux-kernel" <linux-kernel@alex.org.uk> began to type:
> Keith,
>
> --On Tuesday, November 13, 2001 1:50 PM +1100 Keith Owens <kaos@ocs.com.au>
> wrote:
>
> > Hint: You are trying to load a module without a GPL compatible license
> > and it has unresolved symbols. The module may be trying to access
> > GPLONLY symbols but the problem is more likely to be a coding or
> > user error. Contact the module supplier for assistance.
> >
> > Does anyone think that this message can be misunderstood by anybody
> > with the "intelligence" of the normal Windoze user?
>
> Yes I think it can be misunderstood, and, perhaps more importantly, still
> points the user at GPLONLY when it's more likely to be a straightforward
> version mismatch. Better might be:
>
> Hint: You are trying to load a module which has unresolved symbols. These
> symbols may not be exported by this version of the kernel (perhaps
> you have a version mismatch), or they may be exported GPLONLY,
> (in which case they will not be available to your module which does
> not carry a GPL compatible license). In either case, contact
> the *only* module supplier for assistance; no one else can help you.
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