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Yup - this will finally clear any doubt...Yup - this will finally clear any doubt...Posted Nov 9, 2010 3:48 UTC (Tue) by bojan (subscriber, #14302)In reply to: Yup - this will finally clear any doubt... by gus3 Parent article: FSFLA: Linux kernel is "open core"
> I'm simply saying Linus is a bit two-faced for arguing against nVidia's proprietary module, but including Intel's microcode.
That is one interpretation.
Mine is that because Linus writes Linux (and not Intel microcode) and nVidia drivers are linked into the kernel, the traces of such crashed kernel become next to useless, because nobody can see the source of such linked-in modules (and they could be causing the crash). Ergo, nVidia and others were put on the "tainted" list, so that users don't expect help if they come to Linus with a "tainted" trace.
Sure, if Intel provides dodgy microcode, your machine will be just as screwed. But at least this is not something Linus is supposed to support in any way, shape or form, because it really is outside the kernel.
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