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    SubjectRe: Why can't Johnny compile?
    On 18 Nov 2002, Alan Cox wrote:

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    > > OBSOLETE - the code in question provides either support for a no longer
    > > easily available hardware, or better software to support the hardware (or
    > > feature) is available. It does not mean that the feature is known not to
    > > work, just that there are alternatives.
    >
    > Currently (2.4) it means driver code which has not been updated to
    > current kernel APIs

    If we add a BROKEN category, would you agree that it is a more accurate
    description of the status? I'm not asking that this be back-ported to 2.4,
    but I think of OBSOLETE describing the nec pre-symbios drivers or similar
    things. Or the aha152x driver which I still can't get going in 2.5 :-(

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    bill davidsen <davidsen@tmr.com>
    CTO, TMR Associates, Inc
    Doing interesting things with little computers since 1979.

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