Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: Summarizing the PWC driver questions/answers | From | Bernd Petrovitsch <> | Date | Sat, 28 Aug 2004 01:01:19 +0200 |
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On Sat, 2004-08-28 at 00:08, Kenneth Lavrsen wrote: > > I have boxes where I can't run the latest version > >of AIX any more since the hardware is no longer supported, but you don't > >see me ripping IBM's head off for that reason.
BTW Sun did similar things with Solaris somewhere aroung 2.6 IIRC.
> Ehhh????? No comment.
Why?
[...] > Why not let the current driver be and then work on the alternative? > Why is it so important that it is removed now?
Because the driver's maintainer wanted it.
> Linus indicated that since Nemosoft had asked for his driver to be removed > noone else could take the sources as they are and add them again. So any > altertive would be a start from scratch? Or did I misunderstand this?
Yes, anyone - including you - can take over the maintanance of the GPL-part of driver. Even if the former maintainer does not like it.
> That can take years. So I cannot update my kernel for years? > How many normal users knows even how to compile their own kernel? > You guys on this list talk as if anyone knows how to write a kernel module. > I think most of you have lost contact with the real users.
No, they complain all around all the time. I don't think one can loose contact eeven if he wishes. The point is: This is GPL software - either you do something, or someone else does something or nothing is done. Whining doesn't help that much compared to writing code.
> >And why is it you expect open source developers to assist in supporting > >binary only drivers? > > I am just asking for you guys to not DESTROY what is already there without > an alternative.
It is not destroyed, it is only in another place. Find it and put it back whereever you need it.
Bernd -- Firmix Software GmbH http://www.firmix.at/ mobil: +43 664 4416156 fax: +43 1 7890849-55 Embedded Linux Development and Services
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