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From: Keith Owens <kaos@ocs.com.au>
To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Changed message for GPLONLY symbols
Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2001 13:50:09 +1100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <10444.1005619809@kao2.melbourne.sgi.com> (raw)

When insmod detects a non-GPL module with unresolved symbols it
currently says:

Note: modules without a GPL compatible license cannot use GPLONLY_ symbols

I thought that hint was self-explanatory, obviously it was not clear.
Never underestimate the ability of lusers to misread a message.  insmod
2.4.12 will say

Hint: You are trying to load a module without a GPL compatible license
      and it has unresolved symbols.  The module may be trying to access
      GPLONLY symbols but the problem is more likely to be a coding or
      user error.  Contact the module supplier for assistance.

Does anyone think that this message can be misunderstood by anybody
with the "intelligence" of the normal Windoze user?


             reply	other threads:[~2001-11-13  2:50 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 16+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2001-11-13  2:50 Keith Owens [this message]
2001-11-13  3:01 ` Richard Gooch
2001-11-13  3:20   ` Keith Owens
2001-11-13 20:54     ` Riley Williams
2001-11-13  6:12 ` andrew may
2001-11-13  6:39 ` Anthony DeRobertis
2001-11-14  1:40   ` Mike Fedyk
2001-11-28 23:02     ` Dr. Kelsey Hudson
2001-11-13 11:19 ` Skip Ford
2001-11-13 17:10 ` Alex Bligh - linux-kernel
2001-11-13 17:34 ` Tommy Reynolds
2001-11-13 18:04   ` Alex Bligh - linux-kernel
2001-11-13 18:22   ` Sascha Andres
2001-11-13 20:50 ` Riley Williams
2001-11-15 18:11 ` Brian Beattie
2001-11-27  2:20 Michael T. Babcock

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