Non-free software in the kernel (in the main section!)?

There is a driver MTD -----> NFTL in the kernel-source-2.6.8 (2.6.8-16sarge1).
Is it free software??? (See description in "make menuconfig".) There is also
the module "nftl" in the kernel-image-2.6.8-2-686 (2.6.8-16sarge1).

--

0

Comment viewing options

Select your preferred way to display the comments and click "Save settings" to activate your changes.

Non-free software in the kernel (in the main section!)?

Am 2007-03-09 17:46:54, schrieb Trosinenko Anatoly:
> There is a driver MTD -----> NFTL in the kernel-source-2.6.8 (2.6.8-16sarge1).
> Is it free software??? (See description in "make menuconfig".) There is also
> the module "nftl" in the kernel-image-2.6.8-2-686 (2.6.8-16sarge1).

Who use 2.6.8 today? --
It is outdate since years and nobody care realy about it.

Thanks, Greetings and nice Day
Michelle Konzack
Systemadministrator
Tamay Dogan Network
Debian GNU/Linux Consultant

--
Linux-User #280138 with the Linux Counter, http://counter.li.org/
##################### Debian GNU/Linux Consultant #####################
Michelle Konzack Apt. 917 ICQ #328449886
50, rue de Soultz MSN LinuxMichi
0033/6/61925193 67100 Strasbourg/France IRC #Debian (irc.icq.com)

Non-free software in the kernel (in the main section!)?

On (13/03/07 17:17), Michelle Konzack wrote:
> Who use 2.6.8 today? --
> It is outdate since years and nobody care realy about it.

Well it's still the standard kernel in sarge.. and my servers are
running it.

Regards

Clive

--
www.clivemenzies.co.uk ...
...strategies for business

--

Non-free software in the kernel (in the main section!)?

On Tue, 13 Mar 2007 17:17:34 +0100
Michelle Konzack wrote:

> Am 2007-03-09 17:46:54, schrieb Trosinenko Anatoly:
> > There is a driver MTD -----> NFTL in the kernel-source-2.6.8 (2.6.8-16sarge1).
> > Is it free software??? (See description in "make menuconfig".) There is also
> > the module "nftl" in the kernel-image-2.6.8-2-686 (2.6.8-16sarge1).
>
> Who use 2.6.8 today? --
> It is outdate since years and nobody care realy about it.

It's still in 2.6.18.

Celejar

--

Syndicate content