Re: Fw: signed kernel modules?

[Greg KH]

On Fri, Oct 15, 2004 at 04:56:33PM -0400, Lee Revell wrote:
> On Fri, 2004-10-15 at 13:35, Richard B. Johnson wrote:
> > You just don't get it. This is policy.
> > 
> > Script started on Fri 15 Oct 2004 01:13:59 PM EDT
> > # insmod xxx.ko
> > xxx: module license 'BSD' taints kernel.
> > # exit
> > Script done on Fri 15 Oct 2004 01:14:26 PM EDT
> 
> OK, now _this_ is undeniably policy, I would go so far as to call it
> bullshit.  There is a fundamental technical reason to have closed source
> modules taint the kernel, because you cannot debug a closed source
> module.

If you have a BSD licensed module, you do not have to provide the source
code for it.

Dual BSD/GPL licensed modules do not change the taint flag.

greg k-h
-
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in
the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
More majordomo info at  http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
Please read the FAQ at  http://www.tux.org/lkml/