On Mon, 27 Mar 2006 14:48:58 -0500 (EST) tfreeman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > While strictly speaking, that entry answers the question, IF I read it > correctly the details are a _little_ thin. Of course, the details I would > like to know probably don't belong in that particular document. > > Specifically, my question would be "Why are the non-gpl'd kernel modules > not supported in the release kernels?" and "Is there a semi-simple > work-around available?" Because a kernel symbol was changed from a regular export to a GPL export becoming unavailable for linking by proprietary modules. This change has been reverted, you can grab the new kernel from updates-testing. > Since my video cards are NVidea based, I'll wait until I can use the > non-gpl'd modules before investigating FC5 for my own use. The open source nv driver is worth trying. > I suspect that such details may be found over on the developement list, > and I may get enough ambition to go look for myself. OTOH, if somebody has > a summary or a direct pointer, I sure would be obliged. Most discussion happened on the testers list: https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-test-list/2006-March/msg00965.html See the reply from Dave Jones. Sean
