Re: ioctl number change / backwards compatibility doubt

2022-03-11 Thread Paulo Miguel Almeida
On Mon, Jan 24, 2022 at 07:20:45AM +0100, Greg KH wrote: > On Mon, Jan 24, 2022 at 05:49:06PM +1300, Paulo Miguel Almeida wrote: > > On Sun, Jan 23, 2022 at 12:04:48PM +0100, Greg KH wrote: > > > > when you told me to look for the userspace tool that interfaced with the > > ioctl, my

Re: Does Linux (Torvald's tree) infringe GPLv2 and contain proprietary binary blobs?

2022-03-11 Thread Robert Joslyn
> On Mar 10, 2022, at 6:48 PM, FMDF wrote: > > Hi Everyone, > > Let me explain why I'm posting such an unusual question and why I really > _NEED_ reliable answers and (above all) reliable links to official > documents... > > In Wikipedia there is an article called "Linux kernel" at >

Re: A blog for kernel development

2022-03-11 Thread Robert P. J. Day
On Fri, 11 Mar 2022, Amit Kumar wrote: > Hi, > Thank you for your replies. I am just laying the foundation. After a > couple of weeks, I will start posing about the Linux kernel on my > blog. I am also planning to give online Linux kernel training after > some time. This might be free. So, keep

Re: Does Linux (Torvald's tree) infringe GPLv2 and contain proprietary binary blobs?

2022-03-11 Thread Konstantin Ryabitsev
On Fri, Mar 11, 2022 at 03:48:37AM +0100, FMDF wrote: > Unfortunately, there have been several attempts to state that Linux is > _not_ a free and open source kernel and that it contains proprietary binary > blobs. > > I'm asking for help to remove those fake information, mainly sponsored and >