Re: wireless (was Re: 2.6.18 -mm merge plans)

[Jeff Garzik]

On Mon, Jun 05, 2006 at 02:48:27PM +0200, Arjan van de Ven wrote:
> Why is it a good thing you are blocking this driver? Do you have ANY
> indication AT ALL that there is anything fishy about it?

Yes.


> Paying attention to proper reverse engineering is good. Being
> overzealous is not.

Being overzealous about merging drivers without first checking the legal
ramifications is a good way to torpedo Linux.

Far too many people have a careless "U.S.A. laws suck, merge it anyway"
attitude.

	Jeff



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