Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S261696AbUCHMzH (ORCPT ); Mon, 8 Mar 2004 07:55:07 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S262485AbUCHMzH (ORCPT ); Mon, 8 Mar 2004 07:55:07 -0500 Received: from inti.inf.utfsm.cl ([200.1.21.155]:47502 "EHLO inti.inf.utfsm.cl") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S262483AbUCHMy7 (ORCPT ); Mon, 8 Mar 2004 07:54:59 -0500 Message-Id: <200403081254.i28Csinj002627@eeyore.valparaiso.cl> To: Marcelo Tosatti cc: Linux Kernel Mailinglist , linux-net@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [2.4 patch] MAINTAINERS: remove LAN media entry In-Reply-To: Message from Marcelo Tosatti of "Mon, 08 Mar 2004 02:22:36 -0300." X-Mailer: MH-E 7.4.2; nmh 1.0.4; XEmacs 21.4 (patch 14) Date: Mon, 08 Mar 2004 09:54:43 -0300 From: Horst von Brand Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1898 Lines: 57 Marcelo Tosatti said: > On Sun, 7 Mar 2004, Adrian Bunk wrote: > > > On Sat, Feb 28, 2004 at 11:57:11AM +0100, Daniel Egger wrote: > > > On Feb 27, 2004, at 9:54 pm, Adrian Bunk wrote: > > > > > > >IOW: > > > >The entry from MAINTAINER can be removed? > > > > > > This one for sure. The same is probably sensible for the > > > drivers, too. It's just too confusing to not several > > > versions of the driver floating around which need different > > > tools. And since the manufacturer propagates their own > > > version, the linux one should go... > > >... > > > > > > It's a question whether removing drivers from a stable kernel series is > > a good idea, but the following is definitely correct: > > > > > > --- linux-2.4.26-pre2-full/MAINTAINERS.old 2004-03-07 16:48:59.000000000 +0100 > > +++ linux-2.4.26-pre2-full/MAINTAINERS 2004-03-07 16:49:09.000000000 +0100 > > @@ -1077,12 +1077,6 @@ > > W: http://www.cse.unsw.edu.au/~neilb/oss/knfsd/ > > S: Maintained > > > > -LANMEDIA WAN CARD DRIVER > > -P: Andrew Stanley-Jones > > -M: asj@lanmedia.com > > -W: http://www.lanmedia.com/ > > -S: Supported > > - > > LAPB module > > P: Henner Eisen > > M: eis@baty.hanse.de > > > > I think it might be better to change to > > > LANMEDIA WAN CARD DRIVER > S: UNMAINTAINED > > Thoughts? Sounds right to me. -- Dr. Horst H. von Brand User #22616 counter.li.org Departamento de Informatica Fono: +56 32 654431 Universidad Tecnica Federico Santa Maria +56 32 654239 Casilla 110-V, Valparaiso, Chile Fax: +56 32 797513 - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/