linux-kernel - Re: CONFIG

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Message-Id: <1201155569.25284.88.camel@perihelion>
Date:	Thu, 24 Jan 2008 01:19:29 -0500
From:	Jon Masters <jcm@...hat.com>
To:	Valdis.Kletnieks@...edu
Cc:	Mathieu Desnoyers <mathieu.desnoyers@...ymtl.ca>,
	"Frank Ch. Eigler" <fche@...hat.com>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Rusty Russell <rusty@...tcorp.com.au>,
	Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Subject: Re: CONFIG_MARKERS

On Thu, 2008-01-24 at 00:25 -0500, Valdis.Kletnieks@...edu wrote:

> Remember - when a user tries a Linux box with a proprietary module, and the
> experience sucks because the module sucks, they will walk away thinking
> "Linux sucks", not "That module sucks".

Worse, if they're technically inclined, they'll think Linux sucks for
encoding philosophical policy into the kernel. Remember, a proprietary
driver is only "illegal" to distribute, it's not an infringement for
someone to write a non-GPL driver, or to have one on their computer.

Jon.


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