linux-kernel - Re: Current status of rt2800usb and staging/rt2870

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Message-ID: <20091014140923.GA2890@tuxdriver.com>
Date:	Wed, 14 Oct 2009 10:09:24 -0400
From:	"John W. Linville" <linville@...driver.com>
To:	Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz <bzolnier@...il.com>
Cc:	Dan Williams <dcbw@...hat.com>, Ivo van Doorn <ivdoorn@...il.com>,
	Ozan Çağlayan <ozan@...dus.org.tr>,
	linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: Current status of rt2800usb and staging/rt2870

On Tue, Oct 13, 2009 at 11:57:57PM +0200, Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz wrote:

> Several months later (after all current users are happy with the improved
> drivers) the old drivers will be removed from staging..

I _really_ hope this isn't the standard.  By that measure, nothing
will ever leave staging as _someone_ will always have some use case
that makes the other driver better for them.

John
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