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Re: KDE gone, Linux next ?



   Can you explain to me what "parts" of the kernel can or cannot allow
   "closed source" modules? Even the way the system is setup now, any
   developer can create a module, and distribute it in compiled form without
   source code. I'm not sure how Linus could or couldn't prevent it, unless
   I'm missing something.

I really don't know, I'm just relaying what I've read Linus and RMS
say.  It might just be a licence issue, or more probably it might
make drivers less likely to break with a kernel upgrade.

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Matthew Parry
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