[vdr] Re: Strange warning during dvb driver start

[Tobias Kerner <tobschle@gmx.de>]

Jens Groth wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> during the start of the dvb drivers (suse 8.0, kernel 2.4.18
> DVB driver 0.9.4-2002-05-20) I get the following warnings.
> 
> Warning: loading /lib/modules/misc/dvbdev.o will taint the kernel:
> non-GPL license - LGPL
> Warning: loading /lib/modules/misc/tuner.o will taint the kernel: no
> license
> Warning: loading /lib/modules/misc/saa7146_core.o will taint the kernel:
> no license
> Warning: loading /lib/modules/misc/saa7146_v4l.o will taint the kernel:
> no license
> 
> In earlier versions of the driver, there were no warnings like this.
> The driver is working. I just would like to habe a "clear" log without
> this warnings.
> 
> CU
> 
> Jens
> 
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> 
> 

that's some kind of 'feature' in the latest kernels. the developers want 
that only GPL drivers are made (and usable?). and the dvb driver doesn't 
seem to prove that it is one.