On Iau, 2005-09-01 at 02:33 +0200, Bernd Eckenfels wrote: > In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> you wrote: > > I mean, nvidia people also use propietary code in the kernel (probably > > violating the GPL anyway) and don't do such things. > > The Linux kernel allows binary drivers, you just have to live with a limited > number of exported symbols and that the kernel is tainted. Which basically > means nobody sane can help you with corrupted kernel data structures.
You appear to be confused. The exported symbols are part of a GPL product. The only question of relevance is whether the item is a derived work in law or not. Alan - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
