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KernelTrap Talks WIth GNU/Hurd Developer Neal Walfield

Posted by timothy on from the hird-about-this-one-yet dept.

An Anonymous Coward writes: "One of the GNU/Hurd developers, Neal Walfield, was recently interviewed by KernelTrap. Nice read."

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  1. Merging? by mmol_6453 · · Score: 0, Troll

    One reason I like Linux is that it is a great alternative to any other OS I've ever used. But I want there always to be something else I can switch to if too many problems arise;

    Example:

    I've grown quite fond of Linux, but 2.4.12 and 2.4.13 scared the crap out of me: the license checking was enforced, which made it impossible for me to use the NVidia kernel driver.

    My computer, which I got for Christmas '00, came with an NVidia TNT2. I don't have the money to buy an expensive replacement to something I got for free. Isn't that the case with most Linux users?

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    1. Re:Merging? by mmol_6453 · · Score: 0, Troll

      insmod failed to load the nVidia module, saying that it would "taint the kernel"...

      And that same code compiled and worked fine with 2.4.14.

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