rndis_host module

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fmeetze
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I understand why the linux-modules-extra and linux-image-extra packages aren't available in the repository.

Is there anything ethically wrong with rebuilding the kernel with rndis_host (CONFIG_USB_ETH_RNDIS) for USB device tethering? If not, maybe that should be introduced in the Trisquel 11 release of the kernel?

prospero
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https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-Disabling-RNDIS-Drivers

"With the next Linux kernel cycle we could see upstream disable their driver support for Microsoft's Remote Network Driver Interface Specification (RNDIS) protocol due to security concerns."

https://github.com/torvalds/linux/blob/master/drivers/net/usb/rndis_host.c

"For these reasons and others, ** USE OF RNDIS IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED ** in favor of such non-proprietary alternatives as CDC Ethernet or the newer (and currently rare) "Ethernet Emulation Model" (EEM)."