Message-ID: <20060120082155.24254.qmail@dag.newtech.fi>
To: Lee Revell <rlrevell@joe-job.com>
cc: Krzysztof Halasa <khc@pm.waw.pl>, Adrian Bunk <bunk@stusta.de>,
       linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, alsa-devel@alsa-project.org,
       perex@suse.cz, dag@newtech.fi
Subject: Re: [Alsa-devel] Re: RFC: OSS driver removal, a slightly different 
 approach
In-Reply-To: Message from Lee Revell <rlrevell@joe-job.com> 
   of "Thu, 19 Jan 2006 15:43:33 EST." <1137703413.32195.23.camel@mindpipe> 
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Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2006 10:21:55 +0200
From: Dag Nygren <dag@newtech.fi>
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> On Thu, 2006-01-19 at 21:24 +0100, Krzysztof Halasa wrote:
> > Don't you all think a large part (if not most) of the
> > "ALSA-unsupported"
> > cards is no longed in any (Linux-related) use? I wouldn't be surprised
> > if they just don't exist anymore. Who is to write drivers for them and
> > -
> > more importantly - who can test them? 
> 
> Yes, it would require a collector of ancient sound hardware... do you
> know anyone like that?
> 
> Even the NeoMagic 256 which is a Pentium II era device and was in
> widespread use we cannot find a tester for.

I could do that, my boy is still playing tuxpaint and other stuff on my old 
laptop
with such a chip.

BRGDS
Dag


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