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Date:      Thu, 21 Nov 2002 13:02:34 +0200
From:      Giorgos Keramidas <keramida@ceid.upatras.gr>
To:        David Schultz <dschultz@uclink.Berkeley.EDU>
Cc:        Chris Pepper <pepper@reppep.com>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Confirmation: ext2fs requires kernel rebuild?
Message-ID:  <20021121110234.GF8009@gothmog.gr>
In-Reply-To: <20021121035034.GA2591@HAL9000.homeunix.com>
References:  <p05200f1ab9ff72b26ae1@[66.92.104.201]> <20021119100625.GC679@HAL9000.homeunix.com> <p05200f24ba0073e6b323@[66.92.104.201]> <20021121035034.GA2591@HAL9000.homeunix.com>

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On 2002-11-20 19:50, David Schultz <dschultz@uclink.Berkeley.EDU> wrote:
> Thus spake Chris Pepper <pepper@reppep.com>:
> > I know they're distinct, but it's silly for a discussion of Linux
> > applications to ignore the possibility of those apps residing on a
> > Linux filesystem. I couldn't find ext2fs documented anywhere,
> > which is the first issue. The second is adding a link & comment to
> > the LABI chapter.
>
> Hmm...I think you're right.  I don't see any documentation for the
> option.  I would just as soon hook the module up to the default
> build like all the other modules, but maybe the license is an issue.

The license *is* an issue.  Distributing kernels that by default
include GPL'ed code can have many complications for people who make
commercial applications based on FreeBSD source.


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