linux-kernel - Re: Free Linux Driver Development!

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Message-ID: <20070131011340.GP3754@stusta.de>
Date:	Wed, 31 Jan 2007 02:13:40 +0100
From:	Adrian Bunk <bunk@...sta.de>
To:	Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>
Cc:	Roland Dreier <rdreier@...co.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Free Linux Driver Development!

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 ?

> thanks,
> 
> greg k-h

cu
Adrian

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