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Date: Tue, 19 Nov 2002 11:30:22 -0500 (EST)
From: Bill Davidsen <davidsen@tmr.com>
To: Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>
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Subject: Re: Why can't Johnny compile?
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On 18 Nov 2002, Alan Cox wrote:

> 
> > OBSOLETE - the code in question provides either support for a no longer
> > easily available hardware, or better software to support the hardware (or
> > feature) is available. It does not mean that the feature is known not to
> > work, just that there are alternatives.
> 
> Currently (2.4) it means driver code which has not been updated to
> current kernel APIs

If we add a BROKEN category, would you agree that it is a more accurate
description of the status? I'm not asking that this be back-ported to 2.4,
but I think of OBSOLETE describing the nec pre-symbios drivers or similar
things. Or the aha152x driver which I still can't get going in 2.5 :-(

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bill davidsen <davidsen@tmr.com>
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Doing interesting things with little computers since 1979.

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