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What if it's not a war?

What if it's not a war?

Posted Dec 14, 2006 4:13 UTC (Thu) by bronson (subscriber, #4806)
In reply to: Binary-only kernel modules may be banned by MisterIO
Parent article: Binary-only kernel modules may be banned

Maybe the kernel devs don't consider it as a zero-sum us vs. them sort of thing... If supporting fewer binary drivers (and corresponding remote root holes) makes their jobs easier, and their customers happier, then why wouldn't they do this?


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