Linked by Thom Holwerda on Tue 24th Jun 2008 12:07 UTC
A constant thorn in the eye of many Linux kernel developers is the existence of closed-source kernel modules, most notably those by Nvidia and Ati, but also some file system drivers and other elements. Most of the Linux developers have been against these modules ever since they were first used, and in fact, bug reports originating from a tainted kernel are often disregarded and ignored. The kernel developers have now rallied together by issuing a statement urging vendors to release open source Linux kernel modules and drivers.
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2005-07-06
Nobody is stopping your from tainting your kernel. They just won't bother trying help you if you have a problem because of your opaque binary blob obscuring the problem and wasting their time.
If it's such a waste of time then I'm sure people will move on to something else. The question now is how much freedom really factors in, does it go all the way or only where they want it to go.
Edited 2008-06-25 16:30 UTC