Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 15 Feb 2008 09:50:28 +1030 | From | David Newall <> | Subject | Re: Feature Removals for 2.6.25 |
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Arjan van de Ven wrote: > Bill Davidsen wrote: >> Note that because the hardware is old, it's highly likely that most >> of it will be retired before that sk98lin driver needs a change. I >> can't see anyone using sk98lin on a new system, so it would be less >> contentious to let the hardware (or users) die of natural causes if >> you can. >> > > the problem is that the new one DOES NOT GET FIXED. > THAT is a huge problem; it means we have a buggy driver...
If the old one works and the new one is buggy, it begs the question of why anybody bothered writing a new one in the first place. "If it ain't broke, don't fix it," might have been good advice to follow.
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