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Date: Wed, 03 Dec 2008 22:40:51 +0100 From: devzero@....de To: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org Subject: odd habits with binary blobs..... hello, i gave r1soft`s new/free "hot copy" a try today and .... failed: vserver2:/tmp/usr/sbin # ./hcp-setup Gathering kernel information Gathering kernel information complete. Error: A network error occurred connecting to 'kmod32.r1soft.com' what a pain....trying to setup a linux kernel module, the installer wants to phone home - and fails. but it`s even worse - http://wiki.r1soft.com/display/LTR1D/hcp-setup tells: BUILDING HOT COPY DRIVER FROM SOURCE hcp-setup will tar up your kernel source tree or headers and upload them to an R1Soft build server over HTTPS using XML-RPC. Once your system's kernel headers or source have been uploaded the R1Soft build server will compile a Hot Copy device driver as a kernel module and hcp-setup will automatically download it to your system. In order for hcp-setup to work your Linux server must have HTTPS Internet access to kmod32.r1soft.com (32-bit systems) and kmod64.r1soft.com (64-bit systems) how weird is THAT? did anybody ever come across such "build binary blobs remotely" system ? ok, disqualified. won`t touch it again, as i also don`t know what REALLY is transferred to the vendor - but i wonder what kernel devs think about such build system and what in-kernel alternative exists for this. (i think it doesn`t exist - but maybe somebody working on that ?) if someone want`s to take a look or give a comment: http://wiki.r1soft.com/display/LTR1D/hcp http://www.r1soft.com/products/linux-hot-copy/ regards roland ____________________________________________________________________ Psssst! Schon vom neuen WEB.DE MultiMessenger gehört? Der kann`s mit allen: http://www.produkte.web.de/messenger/?did=3123 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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