>> This isn't about "binary code" at all. SuSE sets the Taint flag for
>> modules which are properly GPLed Open Source, which is A Bad Thing.
>>
>
> It is the kernel that sets the Taint flag, not SuSE.
It is the SuSE-kernel which sets the taint flag in a lot of more
conditions than the original kernel does, eg. if a kernel module is
loaded which does not have a "novell-flag" set.