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Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2001 12:01:15 -0600 (CST)
From: Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@mandrakesoft.com>
To: "Justin T. Gibbs" <gibbs@scsiguy.com>
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Subject: Re: 2.4.3 aic7xxx wont compile 
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On Fri, 30 Mar 2001, Justin T. Gibbs wrote:

> >You cannot expect that all people will instantly start using the
> >latest driver from your Web site, immediately.  Especially considering
> 
> I guess I expect people posting on LK to read it.  There have been
> announcements for all the driver versions on that list, I've responded
> to all of the threads complaining about the aicasm stuff, and

No less than three patches were posted to linux-kernel fixing my
drivers/net/Makefile screwup... after I posted my own patch.  I never
assume people read lkml at all before posting a problem report.
Oh well, at least they are posting problem reports at all!  :)


> I've provided updated patches to Linus.

I dunno about the patches for Linus.  Have you read
Documentation/SubmittingPatches?  #3, #6, and especially #9 probably
apply here, I'm guessing.


> I'll try the psychic waves thing.  Perhaps it will help.

hee :)

	Jeff



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