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A position statement on closed-source kernel modulesA position statement on closed-source kernel modulesPosted Jun 23, 2008 13:54 UTC (Mon) by tnoo (subscriber, #20427)Parent article: A position statement on closed-source kernel modules
Most prominently one name is missing here (*): Dmitry Torokhov (*) Marcelo Tosatti
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A position statement on closed-source kernel modules Posted Jun 23, 2008 14:17 UTC (Mon) by Duncan (guest, #6647) [Link] I noticed that as well. Based on past statements, I think he's rather more willing to deal with closed modules than some, and probably doesn't consider them so flatly "harmful and undesirable" under all conditions, at least not to the point he was willing to sign the statement. Duncan
A position statement on closed-source kernel modules Posted Jun 23, 2008 15:04 UTC (Mon) by dmarti (subscriber, #11625) [Link] "I'm a complete non-believer in binary modules" -- Linus Torvalds
A position statement on closed-source kernel modules Posted Jun 23, 2008 14:36 UTC (Mon) by ctg (subscriber, #3459) [Link] It's quite undermining of the whole position - after all, it is _his_ kernel (or a least, commonly viewed as such).
A position statement on closed-source kernel modules Posted Jun 23, 2008 14:55 UTC (Mon) by ctg (subscriber, #3459) [Link] I meant to add: If you are aiming this at "corporates" (after all, who else develops closed source drivers) it should, ideally, be the statement of the Linux Foundation itself, as this would have far more weight that what, to the uninitiated, looks like a load of pseudo-random individuals.
A position statement on closed-source kernel modules Posted Jun 23, 2008 15:28 UTC (Mon) by rsidd (subscriber, #2582) [Link] Other notable missing names I noticed: Al Viro, David Miller. In Linus's case, it could be that he doesn't want to take an official position (which could be construed as being "on behalf of" the project), regardless of his own opinions. This could be because binary modules aren't being outlawed anytime soon...
doomed without the mad russian Posted Jun 23, 2008 15:30 UTC (Mon) by dankamongmen (subscriber, #35141) [Link] Nothing worth doing gets done without Alexey Kuznetsov! or garzik. or rusty.
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