Subject: Re: Linux drivers management
From: Bernd Petrovitsch <bernd@firmix.at>
To: Yaroslav Rastrigin <yarick@it-territory.ru>
Cc: Joshua Kugler <joshua.kugler@uaf.edu>, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
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On Mon, 2006-02-06 at 22:17 +0300, Yaroslav Rastrigin wrote:
[...]
> All over the net ? Again, you're proving stable API/ABI supporters nicely. 

Not necessarily since there are other solutions like "submit the driver
into the kernel".
And exactly then you get the best of both worlds: The driver is "up to
date" and not even distributors have care (well, at least for almost all
of them).

> If kernel has stable ABI, basic/default driver is included on installation CD, and all you need to do 

Have fun done *doing* this.

> And what to do if you've bought new hardware, installed it and _voila_ - NO IN-TREE DRIVER exists ?
> Do you want every Linux user  going for shopping to nearest WalMart carry full linux hardware compatibility list printed out ?

It worked years ago that way. So what?

	Bernd
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