Are packages w/o necessary kernel modules allowed?

Stephen Gallagher sgallagh at redhat.com
Wed Oct 14 13:10:41 UTC 2009


-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
Hash: SHA1

On 10/14/2009 09:04 AM, Peter Lemenkov wrote:
> Hello All!
> 
> Imagine an application, which relies on a specific kernel module. This
> module is not a part of stock Fedora kernel (at least, yet), and we
> don't allow stand-alone kernel modules.
> 
> Whether or not this package can be allowed?
> 


This is an interesting question. Suppose someone wrote (for example) an
GPLed configuration tool for a closed-source hardware driver. Would it
be permissible to include an open-source tool in the distribution, even
knowing it would only ever be usable with a tainted kernel?

- -- 
Stephen Gallagher
RHCE 804006346421761

Looking to carve out IT costs?
www.redhat.com/carveoutcosts/
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-----
Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux)
Comment: Using GnuPG with Fedora - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/

iEYEARECAAYFAkrVzcsACgkQeiVVYja6o6NwgwCdG10cCIr2pn+HhRWBXx+u4aB7
o8gAn0X1WOxe0Tu8Jo90V0O+cJhnTMPk
=VFnY
-----END PGP SIGNATURE-----




More information about the fedora-devel-list mailing list