Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: [Q]: Linux and real device drivers | Date | Fri, 24 Sep 1999 23:14:15 +0100 (BST) | From | Alan Cox <> |
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> - Linus has to process patches for everything in the kernel tree.
Thats Linus being Linuslike 8)
> The bigger the kernel tree gets, the harder it is to configure, > navigate, understand, etc.
Which is harder
'Bananavision capture card ?' type N
or
'How do I search the web for a foo1500 scsi controller. Has anyone tested this driver with 2.2.11. Why doesn't it work with the blah controller I got driver from www.somewhere.org. The blah author says its your fault you say its his - now what'
and the 'which of the 12 versions of xyz controller driver do I use'
If you grab Linus distribution, and add cvs using stuff to the makefiles then you can distribute a partial tree, and makefiles that fetch other files or update them from your config.
Alan
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