Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 19 Nov 2002 11:30:22 -0500 (EST) | From | Bill Davidsen <> | Subject | Re: Why can't Johnny compile? |
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On 18 Nov 2002, Alan Cox wrote:
> > > 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 :-(
-- bill davidsen <davidsen@tmr.com> CTO, TMR Associates, Inc Doing interesting things with little computers since 1979.
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