On Tue, Jun 10, 2008 at 3:59 PM, Labitt, Bruce <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > "When you remake a new nvidia module" what does that mean? > > Does that "taint" the kernel? I've wondered what that means. I > installed nvidia binaries onto a suse 9.3 system and remember that > expression.
Basically, the nvidia kernel module for the binary driver is an 'adapter' to the binary library. As a kernel is updated, the nvidia wrapper needs to be recompiled to provide a module for that new kernel version. If you're using a distro that provides the nvidia binary driver, and you never make a new kernel yourself, then you're more then likely golden. Tainting the kernel just means that there is a non GPLed module being loaded, and it's not running pure open source code. That's a general explanation, GPL code can also taint the kernel. It's just a flag to say, 'Someones currently in bed with us. If the bed breaks, we may not have done it'. -- -- Thomas _______________________________________________ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
