Re: GPL only modules [was Re: [GIT PATCH] more Driver core patches for 2.6.19]

From: Jonathan Corbet
Date: Wed Dec 13 2006 - 20:08:36 EST


Greg's patch:

> + printk(KERN_WARNING "%s: This module will not be able "
> + "to be loaded after January 1, 2008 due to its "
> + "license.\n", mod->name);

If you're going to go ahead with this, shouldn't the message say that
the module will not be loadable into *kernels released* after January 1,
2008? I bet a lot of people would read the above to say that their
system will just drop dead of a New Year's hangover, and they'll freak.
I wouldn't want to be the one getting all the email at that point...

jon

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