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    DateWed, 31 Jan 2007 03:14:31 +0100
    FromAdrian Bunk <>
    SubjectRe: Free Linux Driver Development!
    On Tue, Jan 30, 2007 at 05:24:28PM -0800, Greg KH wrote:
    > On Wed, Jan 31, 2007 at 02:13:40AM +0100, Adrian Bunk wrote:
    > > On Tue, Jan 30, 2007 at 11:10:20AM -0800, Greg KH wrote:
    > > > On Tue, Jan 30, 2007 at 09:45:50AM -0800, Roland Dreier wrote:
    > > >...
    > > > > And there are plenty of documented devices that no one cares enough
    > > > > about to submit a driver for.
    > > > 
    > > > Any specific examples?  I have a long list of people who wish to write
    > > > new drivers but just don't know which hardware is not yet supported.
    > > >...
    > > 
    > > Wrinting a driver for shiny new hardware is cool.
    > > 
    > > But understanding and maintaining an already existing driver and working 
    > > on bug reports for this driver is something not-so-cool that would be 
    > > required in many areas of the kernel.
    > > 
    > > Would someone from your long list of people e.g. be willing to maintain 
    > > drivers/block/floppy.c ?
    > 
    > What?  Throw a fresh-faced newbie instantly into the tar-pit of despair
    > that floppy.c is?  Do you want everyone just to run screaming from
    > kernel development never to be seen again?
    > 
    > :)
    
    Other than with the ISA drivers example, at least everyone has the 
    hardware... ;-)
    
    > Seriously, if you need help with something like this, bring it up on the
    > kernel-janitors list, there are lots of people there that are willing to
    > help out with stuff like long-term maintenance and bug fixing but don't
    > know where to start.
    > 
    > That's also where the majority of the people who have volunteered to
    > help are also hanging out at.
    
    The idea of some kind of task list already appeared in this thread - 
    this might be the best way to publish and track such issues.
    
    > thanks,
    > 
    > greg k-h
    
    cu
    Adrian
    
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