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Linus Puts Kibosh On Banning Binary Kernel Modules
microbee writes "On LKML's periodic GPL vs. binary kernel module discussion, Andrew Morton hinted that he favors refusing to load binary modules in 12 months. Greg Kroah-Hartman then posted a patch to do exactly that. Surprisingly Linus chimed in and called it 'stupid' and a 'political agenda,' and even compared it with the RIAA's tactics. Later in the same thread Greg withdrew his patch and apologized for not having thought it through."
Linus is so awesome. I get a hard-on just reading some of the stuff he posts to mailing lists. I like how he suggests they try to get this merged into Ubuntu and SUSE. The latter is now M$-pwned, and the former will soon be including binary video drivers by default. He knows full well this patch isn't going anywhere. Linus is a great BDFL. I'm proud to run Linux.
If there is a single reason Linux is not ready for the desktop is because of the attitude of people like you.
You know, most people don't use a computer to masturbate excited by self-esteem of using a weird shell with cryptic commands instead of blue fisher-price styled graphical squares. They use a computer TO DO SOMETHING. Given the choice between a system which does what they need and one which doesn't, their choice is obvious.
Would you use a car with only 1 gear, 10mph max speed and 30 minutes of autonomy just because its design is open ?
Here, trollie, trollie. I have a nice cookie for you! Good troll.
*yells over shoulder* Allright, now boys, get 'im!
*watches the troll sizzle in the arcs from a group of amped-up cattle prods*
Ahh, but that was satisfying.
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