Messages in this thread | ![/](/images/icornerl.gif) | | Date | Tue, 8 Feb 2005 16:41:46 -0200 | From | Marcelo Tosatti <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH 2.4] Wireless Extension v17 (resend) |
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On Tue, Feb 08, 2005 at 01:51:12PM -0800, Jean Tourrilhes wrote: > On Tue, Feb 08, 2005 at 04:01:16PM -0200, Marcelo Tosatti wrote: > > > > Hi Jean, > > > > I'm very ignorant about wireless but it doesnt appear to me that "Wireless Extension v17" > > is a critical feature. > > You are right, it's not critical, and I was already thinking > of not pushing WE-18 to you (the WPA update). I'll stop updating 2.4.X > with respect to wireless, the patches will be available on my web page > for people who needs it.
Please dont miss bugfixes for present functionality. Gracias.
> We may revisit this if there is a public > outcry...
OK!
> > It seems more appropriate to declare it as 2.6 functionality ? > > There need to be some unique features in 2.6.X to force people > to upgrade, I guess...
Faster, cleaner, way more elegant, handles intense loads more gracefully, handles highmem decently, LSM/SELinux, etc, etc...
IMO everyone should upgrade whenever appropriate.
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