From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S261582AbUEVQvs (ORCPT ); Sat, 22 May 2004 12:51:48 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S261648AbUEVQvs (ORCPT ); Sat, 22 May 2004 12:51:48 -0400 Received: from mail7.atl.registeredsite.com ([64.224.219.81]:40914 "EHLO mail7.atl.registeredsite.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S261582AbUEVQvr (ORCPT ); Sat, 22 May 2004 12:51:47 -0400 To: root@chaos.analogic.com Subject: Re: protecting source code in 2.6 Newsgroups: linux.kernel In-Reply-To: <1YsIy-15G-15@gated-at.bofh.it> References: <1XVMB-8tQ-3@gated-at.bofh.it> Organization: Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Message-Id: <20040522145421.1585F16679@x23.networkingunlimited.com> Date: Sat, 22 May 2004 10:54:21 -0400 (EDT) From: vcjones@NetworkingUnlimited.com (Vincent C Jones) Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org In article <1YsIy-15G-15@gated-at.bofh.it> Richard B. Johnson wrote: > [ rant on proprietary kernel software removed ] > >There are very few persons who will allow you to insert secret >code into their kernels where it could destroy everything of >value to them. If only this were true... but there are how many million Windows users? Oh, and if they're too stupid to count, there are also large numbers of HP-UX, AIX, Solaris and other proprietary UNIX variants out there, not to mention IBM mainframe and AS/400 shops... Oh, and if you only mean Linux users, we'll ignore all the ATI Radeon and Nvidea sufferers, and vmware users, and winmodem users, and every driver for a device which loads firmware, and every PC which does not release source code for the BIOS, and . . . Arguments tend to loose a lot of their impact when based on religion rather than realism. -- Dr. Vincent C. Jones, PE Expert advice and a helping hand Computer Network Consultant for those who want to manage and Networking Unlimited, Inc. control their networking destiny 14 Dogwood Lane, Tenafly, NJ 07670 http://www.networkingunlimited.com VCJones@NetworkingUnlimited.com +1 201 568-7810 Fax: +1 201 568-7269