Re: [ANNOUNCE] DSFS Network Forensic File System for Linux Patches

[Bernd Eckenfels]

In article <20050901012218.02c79560.diegocg@xxxxxxxxx> 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.

Bernd
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