-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256 On 2015-05-02 10:29, Michal Kubecek wrote:
On Sat, May 02, 2015 at 04:06:54AM +0200, Carlos E. R. wrote:
IMHO this exactly shows why it's incorrect and unfair to call these modules "proprietary blobs". When this (kernel API change affecting the build) happens, I'm usually able to fix the module myself and, actually, I almost never really have to as a patch is already on VMware forums. Sure, most users can't do that themselves but the sources are available and it's possible to fix the problem or find someone who does.
Well, true, those modules are opensource and you can adapt them if you need and know how. But I did not refer exactly to those modules, but to the whole package, taking vmware as an example. Proprietary products generally take longer to adapt to changes in Linux, that was my point. - -- Cheers / Saludos, Carlos E. R. (from 13.1 x86_64 "Bottle" (Minas Tirith)) -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.22 (GNU/Linux) iF4EAREIAAYFAlVFIOcACgkQja8UbcUWM1xApgEAj1HzfwoiL1yBbX665vppvaIW KNiZYcjCSBl3R6VMCVUBAJoOoKsCOzhIW33N/GhiuZ09NKoW66wgBvJTjXZVF1wg =YwYV -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-project+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, email: opensuse-project+owner@opensuse.org