[ale] pigs do fly

[Geoffrey]

Michael B. Trausch wrote:
> On Mon, 20 Jul 2009, Richard Bronosky wrote:
> 
>> "developed Linux drivers to the Linux community for possible inclusion
>> in the Linux source tree"
>>
>> I'm not sure what "inclusion in the source tree" entails, but I will
>> compile my own kernel to stand my ground against this menace.
> 
> Unless you are running a Linux kernel under HyperV, you aren't going to be 
> running that code. It is quite likely to also not be enabled by default, just 
> as Xen support is not---you would have to compile it in.
> 
> That said, the code is GPL, and it can be openly audited.  As with anything, 
> it should be looked at on its own merit, not the author's merit.  It does not 
> matter if a contributor is well-known or well-liked, when it comes to 
> favorably-license code; it only matters whether or not the code stands up on 
> its own merits.
> 
> At least, that's the way it used to be in our world. Are we about to change 
> the rules just because we don't like one of the people or companies that have 
> contributed code?  I should think not.  But then again, I also don't think 
> that code should fly into the kernel without inspection just because the 
> person that wrote it is well-known on the LKML and usually submits bug-free 
> code.  I remember a few root exploits that were dropped in without 
> review---accidentally, mind---just because the contributor was liked and 
> known.

It's not an issue of whether I like them or not.  My position is based 
on their business practices over the lifetime of the company.  They've 
gone out of their way to destroy companies and grow their monopoly. 
They have proven they can not be trusted.  It will take as much time to 
gain any trust.

-- 
Until later, Geoffrey

Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little
temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety.
  - Benjamin Franklin