Messages in this thread | | | From | "Henrik Rydberg" <> | Date | Sat, 25 Feb 2012 00:14:36 +0100 | Subject | Re: Can we move device drivers into user-space? |
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On Fri, Feb 24, 2012 at 02:54:37PM -0800, Greg KH wrote: > On Fri, Feb 24, 2012 at 11:49:30PM +0100, Henrik Rydberg wrote: > > On Fri, Feb 24, 2012 at 02:20:34PM -0800, Greg KH wrote: > > > On Fri, Feb 24, 2012 at 11:14:59PM +0100, Henrik Rydberg wrote: > > > > The main issue that set me off has been sufficiently diluted in the > > > > (selective) discussion so as to no longer make sense as a reply: At > > > > some point, in-tree or out-of-tree will no longer be distinguishable, > > > > and the question is if/when/why something would/should happen as a > > > > consequence. A matter of politics, if you will. It seemed like an > > > > honest question starting this thread, and I think it is fair to keep > > > > it in mind as such. > > > > > > If something happens to require such a change in the future, we will > > > deal with it, at that time. Remember the rule, "Linux is evolution, not > > > intelligent design." > > > > Who "we" is is exactly the point. > > The kernel development community will handle it.
That's nice to hear, it seems like a fairly bright bunch.
> > For the not-so-important record, evolution does actually create > > intelligent designs. > > For some things yes, for others (like your tailbone), perhaps not :)
Oh no, that's where the matrix cord is plugged in. :-)
Cheers, Henrik
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