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A position statement on closed-source kernel modules

A position statement on closed-source kernel modules

Posted Jun 23, 2008 15:28 UTC (Mon) by rsidd (subscriber, #2582)
In reply to: A position statement on closed-source kernel modules by tnoo
Parent article: A position statement on closed-source kernel modules

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...


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