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| @@ -3888,6 +3888,12 @@ Follow these steps to create an initramfs image: | |||
| 3888 | 3888 | ||
| 3889 | .. note:: | 3889 | .. note:: |
| 3890 | 3890 | ||
| 3891 | Bundling the initramfs with the kernel conflates the code in the initramfs | ||
| 3892 | with the GPLv2 licensed Linux kernel binary. Thus only GPLv2 compatible | ||
| 3893 | software may be part of a bundled initramfs. | ||
| 3894 | |||
| 3895 | .. note:: | ||
| 3896 | |||
| 3891 | If you choose to not bundle the initramfs image with the kernel | 3897 | If you choose to not bundle the initramfs image with the kernel |
| 3892 | image, you are essentially using an | 3898 | image, you are essentially using an |
| 3893 | `Initial RAM Disk (initrd) <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Initrd>`__. | 3899 | `Initial RAM Disk (initrd) <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Initrd>`__. |