linux-kernel - Re: ndiswrapper and GPL-only symbols redux

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Date:	Tue, 29 Jan 2008 14:35:07 -0800 (PST)
From:	Giridhar Pemmasani <pgiri@...oo.com>
To:	Valdis.Kletnieks@...edu, Pavel Roskin <proski@....org>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Jon Masters <jonathan@...masters.org>,
	Rusty Russell <rusty@...tcorp.com.au>,
	Giridhar Pemmasani <pgiri@...oo.com>
Subject: Re: ndiswrapper and GPL-only symbols redux

--- Valdis.Kletnieks@...edu wrote:

> At some point, a compromise position of "Have ndiswrapper do the tainting
> if it loads something with contentious licensing" was suggested - whatever
> happened to that?
> 
> (If for no other reason than if you load ndiswrapper for testing, and then
> do *not* actually load something, your kernel should remain untainted...)

ndiswrapper does taint the kernel when a Windows driver is loaded.

Giri


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