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Old 22-Nov-2006, 17:36
Tilman Schmidt
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Default Re: Tainted modules and possible boot problems!

Am 12.11.2006 01:06 schrieb Larry Finger:
> Tilman Schmidt wrote:
>> 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.


Ok, I'll express myself more precisely:

This isn't about "binary code" at all. SuSE modified the kernel to
set the Taint flag for modules which are properly GPLed Open Source,
which is A Bad Thing.

I hope you are satisfied now.

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