Most developers of the kernel community consider non-GPL kernel modules ot be infringing on their copyright. Novell does respect this position, and will no longer distribute non-GPL kernel modules as part of future products. Whoa... I hate to be dense, but I don't get it... the modules I installed are open-source, and simply the latest level modules from the alsa project, already being shipped with SuSE by Novell. The GPL flag can be set in the
On Monday 07 August 2006 16:56, Bruce Marshall wrote: sources so that the tainting message isn't displayed... that's not a big deal... but, that's not my question. Who is complaining about copyright infringement? The modules I installed come directly from the alsa project and are distributed freely by RealTek (open sources). What's the problem? The real question is why is not Novell (SuSE) supporting the Intel 900 G chipset (ALC880) ? How do we get that changed? Thanks -- Kind regards, M Harris <><