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Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2008 09:50:28 +1030
From: David Newall <davidn@davidnewall.com>
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To: Arjan van de Ven <arjan@linux.intel.com>
CC: Bill Davidsen <davidsen@tmr.com>,
       Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@linux-foundation.org>,
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       Nick Piggin <npiggin@suse.de>, LKML <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>,
       Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@oracle.com>, Len Brown <len.brown@intel.com>
Subject: Re: Feature Removals for 2.6.25
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Arjan van de Ven wrote:
> Bill Davidsen wrote:
>> Note that because the hardware is old, it's highly likely that most
>> of it will be retired before that sk98lin driver needs a change. I
>> can't see anyone using sk98lin on a new system, so it would be less
>> contentious to let the hardware (or users) die of natural causes if
>> you can.
>>
>
> the problem is that the new one DOES NOT GET FIXED.
> THAT is a huge problem; it means we have a buggy driver...

If the old one works and the new one is buggy, it begs the question of
why anybody bothered writing a new one in the first place.  "If it ain't
broke, don't fix it," might have been good advice to follow.
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