Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S264513AbUFRWGY (ORCPT ); Fri, 18 Jun 2004 18:06:24 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S264238AbUFRWGQ (ORCPT ); Fri, 18 Jun 2004 18:06:16 -0400 Received: from parcelfarce.linux.theplanet.co.uk ([195.92.249.252]:19343 "EHLO www.linux.org.uk") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S264513AbUFRWFK (ORCPT ); Fri, 18 Jun 2004 18:05:10 -0400 Date: Fri, 18 Jun 2004 23:05:01 +0100 From: viro@parcelfarce.linux.theplanet.co.uk To: jsimmons@pentafluge.infradead.org Cc: Jan-Benedict Glaw , Rik van Riel , Tim Bird , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, William Lee Irwin III , Jens Axboe , Andrew Morton , 4Front Technologies Subject: Re: Stop the Linux kernel madness Message-ID: <20040618220501.GL12308@parcelfarce.linux.theplanet.co.uk> References: <40D33C58.1030905@am.sony.com> <20040618200848.GL20632@lug-owl.de> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1234 Lines: 24 On Fri, Jun 18, 2004 at 10:03:51PM +0100, jsimmons@pentafluge.infradead.org wrote: > The framebuffer is also so far behind. 9 out of 10 patches are > dropped. The reason being is that everyone is a volunteer doing this in > there spare time. We don't have the man power, hardware, nor the support > to do the work that is needed. There are a huge number of drivers that > could be included but never are. The companies we work for will not > support the work we do in our spare time because there is no instant > $$$$$. > > So what is going to be done about this? Will this be the usually hot air? > I seen this discussed before but nothiing ever happens :-( I don't see any > one setting up to the plate. You know, that would sound much more impressive if drivers *already* *in* *the* *tree* would get fixed. I've offered you help with resync several months ago. And I'm fairly sure that there was no reaction from you. So when you start complaining about lack of manpower... - 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/