Re: Non-Free
Hi Dave!
You wrote:
> Woody installed OK, but when I loaded the (binary) driver module for my
> Belkin Network Card I got an error message that basically said the
> driver module was a "non-free" piece and was not being linked into the
> kernel for that reason. This is quite distressing. I bought a
> different (major brand) network card and got the same result with that
> driver. It appears that current debian policy is so radical about the
> free/non-free issue that they have put a little facist policeman inside
> of my box who is going to tell me what I can and cannot do.
Are you talking about messages like this one?
"XXXXX: module license 'YYYYYY' taints kernel."
In that case, it's just a warning and the module itself should load
fine.
In case it's another message, could you please quote it in full?
PS: debian-policy is a list on which internal Debian policies are
discussed. Questions like this really belong on debian-devel.
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Kind regards,
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- From: Dave Crosby <mail.seascale@verizon.net>