Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2007 03:14:31 +0100
From: Adrian Bunk <bunk@stusta.de>
To: Greg KH <greg@kroah.com>
Cc: Roland Dreier <rdreier@cisco.com>, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Free Linux Driver Development!
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On Tue, Jan 30, 2007 at 05:24:28PM -0800, Greg KH wrote:
> On Wed, Jan 31, 2007 at 02:13:40AM +0100, Adrian Bunk wrote:
> > On Tue, Jan 30, 2007 at 11:10:20AM -0800, Greg KH wrote:
> > > On Tue, Jan 30, 2007 at 09:45:50AM -0800, Roland Dreier wrote:
> > >...
> > > > And there are plenty of documented devices that no one cares enough
> > > > about to submit a driver for.
> > > 
> > > Any specific examples?  I have a long list of people who wish to write
> > > new drivers but just don't know which hardware is not yet supported.
> > >...
> > 
> > Wrinting a driver for shiny new hardware is cool.
> > 
> > But understanding and maintaining an already existing driver and working 
> > on bug reports for this driver is something not-so-cool that would be 
> > required in many areas of the kernel.
> > 
> > Would someone from your long list of people e.g. be willing to maintain 
> > drivers/block/floppy.c ?
> 
> What?  Throw a fresh-faced newbie instantly into the tar-pit of despair
> that floppy.c is?  Do you want everyone just to run screaming from
> kernel development never to be seen again?
> 
> :)

Other than with the ISA drivers example, at least everyone has the 
hardware... ;-)

> Seriously, if you need help with something like this, bring it up on the
> kernel-janitors list, there are lots of people there that are willing to
> help out with stuff like long-term maintenance and bug fixing but don't
> know where to start.
> 
> That's also where the majority of the people who have volunteered to
> help are also hanging out at.

The idea of some kind of task list already appeared in this thread - 
this might be the best way to publish and track such issues.

> thanks,
> 
> greg k-h

cu
Adrian

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