loading ./cryptfs.o will taint the kernel

From: brian@worldcontrol.com
Date: Sat Mar 09 2002 - 17:13:41 EST

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loading ./cryptfs.o will taint the kernel: non-GPL license - LGPL

I have long thought that I understood the reasoning behind "taint" and
binary drivers.

However, cryptfs is available with complete source code, so I presume
the "undebug-able" argument doesn't apply.

So what is the big deal?

-- Brian Litzinger <brian@worldcontrol.com>

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