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Date: Sun, 02 Dec 2001 12:30:33 -0500
From: Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@mandrakesoft.com>
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To: Oliver Xymoron <oxymoron@waste.org>
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Subject: Re: Linux/Pro [was Re: Coding style - a non-issue]
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Oliver Xymoron wrote:
> 
> On Sun, 2 Dec 2001, Alan Cox wrote:
> 
> > > Please consider the following wipe out candidates as well:
> > >
> > > 2. proprietary CD-ROM
> > > 3. xd.c (ridiculous isn't it?)
> > > 4. old ide driver...
> >
> > I know people using all 3 of those, while bugs in some of the old scsi 8bit
> > drivers went unnoticed for a year.
> 
> We need a 'prompt for unmaintained drivers' trailing-edge option in the
> build process so people will know when something's been orphaned and pick
> it up.

There's already CONFIG_OBSOLETE...

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