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Message-ID: <20130925200950.GA10751@redhat.com>
Date:	Wed, 25 Sep 2013 16:09:50 -0400
From:	Dave Jones <davej@...hat.com>
To:	Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
Cc:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Inaky Perez-Gonzalez <inaky.perez-gonzalez@...el.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] MAINTAINERS: wimax@...uxwimax.org is subscribers-only

On Wed, Sep 25, 2013 at 12:54:52PM -0700, Joe Perches wrote:
 > Mark it so.
 > 
 > Signed-off-by: Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
 > ---
 >  MAINTAINERS | 4 ++--
 >  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
 > 
 > diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
 > index e61c2e8..a386a22 100644
 > --- a/MAINTAINERS
 > +++ b/MAINTAINERS
 > @@ -4414,7 +4414,7 @@ F:	arch/x86/kernel/tboot.c
 >  INTEL WIRELESS WIMAX CONNECTION 2400
 >  M:	Inaky Perez-Gonzalez <inaky.perez-gonzalez@...el.com>
 >  M:	linux-wimax@...el.com
 > -L:	wimax@...uxwimax.org
 > +L:	wimax@...uxwimax.org (subscribers-only)
 >  S:	Supported
 >  W:	http://linuxwimax.org
 >  F:	Documentation/wimax/README.i2400m
 > @@ -9225,7 +9225,7 @@ F:	drivers/media/rc/winbond-cir.c
 >  WIMAX STACK
 >  M:	Inaky Perez-Gonzalez <inaky.perez-gonzalez@...el.com>
 >  M:	linux-wimax@...el.com
 > -L:	wimax@...uxwimax.org
 > +L:	wimax@...uxwimax.org (subscribers-only)
 >  S:	Supported
 >  W:	http://linuxwimax.org
 >  F:	Documentation/wimax/README.wimax

The W: link is dead. 

Given wimax never really took off, is there any point in keeping this in the kernel at all ?
We turned off the drivers in Fedora a while ago, and just threw out the userspace parts.
I wouldn't be surprised to learn of other distributions doing the same.

	Dave


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