[cfgeeks] "ban" binary modules in 2008? W-T-Hhhh!

[Steve Litt]

On Friday 15 December 2006 17:05, Kevin Korb wrote:
> Getting rid of binary modules will be up to us users not the kernel
> devs.  Allowing binary modules means more supoprted hardware to them.
> Only us becoming non customers of the hardware manufacturers will get
> rid of the binary modules.

But be careful. Atheros does a great job of supporting their cards, but have a 
small binary HAL. If we were to boycott Atheros, we'd be helping Broadcom, 
who doesn't give a flying flamingo about Linux compatiblity.

SteveT