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Re: Bug in 1.2.13 firewall?

daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Alan Cox)
Thu Jun 13 15:53:13 1996

From: Alan Cox <alan@cymru.net>
To: duxmike@iafrica.com
Date: 	Thu, 13 Jun 1996 14:35:19 +0100 (BST)
Cc: linux-net@vger.rutgers.edu
In-Reply-To: <96Jun13.051647edt.106387-7187+2371@vger.rutgers.edu> from "duxmike@iafrica.com" at Jun 13, 96 09:24:33 am

> so I am stumped. I would switch to 2.0 but this particular system has an ET
> card in it which does not support newer kernels nor do they provide source
> to fix the driver yourself. 

Grin. 

> ******
> I really wish Linus would not allow modules
> without source to be used with Linux. his would have forced our client to
> buy a different card and save me a big headache. If they have secrets they can 
> put them in an eeprom on their card!. 
> ******

Your customer will figure out in time that binary only drivers were a dumb
thing to buy ;)


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