linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] MAINTAINERS: Update rydberg's addresses

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Date:	Sun, 15 Feb 2015 13:19:21 +0100
From:	Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>
To:	Henrik Rydberg <rydberg@...math.org>
Cc:	Benjamin Tissoires <benjamin.tissoires@...il.com>,
	Peter Hutterer <peter.hutterer@...-t.net>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>,
	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
	Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>,
	Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@....samsung.com>,
	linux-input <linux-input@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] MAINTAINERS: Update rydberg's addresses

On Wed 2015-01-21 20:38:46, Henrik Rydberg wrote:
> Hi Benjamin,
> 
> > - there is a fragmentation problem: we would have to fix the bug in
> > xorg-synaptics (which is slowly waiting for its death), libinput,
> > ChromeOS, Qt Embedded, Kivy (I think), etc...
> 
> Indeed, this is the problem I wanted to highlight. As the fragmentation problem
> grows (graphics, input, compositors, toolkits), the need for a common
> denominator grows as well. However, I do not think the kernel should be the
> single common denominator for all the world's problems. Rather, the purpose of
> the kernel is to convey hardware information and control as accurately,
> effectively and generically as possible.

No, sorry, that's not true.

Kernel should provide hardware abstraction, hiding differences between
different machines.
									Pavel
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