TAINTED (Re: spinlocks, the GPL, and binary-only modules)
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If Linux is to truly only a GPL binary module friendly environment, then it must enforce the rules. Therefore it must forcablely reject the attempt to load any and all binaries which are not GPL. Regardless if the license is commerial yet the source code is available.
Read GPL!
I can modify/create *private* and completly *non-free* code, and link to GPL, legally. [I cannot distribute it, but kernel should not block me!]
nvidia unfortunatly use this, to not to disclose the complete sources]
And I can use an other OSI approved license, GPL compatible,
but if it is not yet recognized by kernel? Should kernel include all free licences strings?
ciao
giacomo