linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH ??] Re: incorrect taint of ndiswrapper

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Date:	Fri, 27 Oct 2006 17:32:43 -0400
From:	Florin Malita <fmalita@...il.com>
To:	Arjan van de Ven <arjan@...radead.org>
CC:	Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@...cle.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, proski@....org,
	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>, cate@...ian.org,
	gianluca@...networks.biz, Andrew Morton <akpm@...l.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH ??] Re: incorrect taint of ndiswrapper

Arjan van de Ven wrote:
> (it's a separate question if ndiswrapper should be in this table;
> driverloader should be, it's non-GPL at all, so that part of your patch
> is broken)
>   

If driverloader is not GPLed then why does it need to be treated
exceptionally to begin with? It taints the kernel anyway because of its
license.

---
fm

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