Date: Wed, 2 Jul 2008 16:11:18 -0700
From: Greg KH <greg@kroah.com>
To: Pavel Machek <pavel@suse.cz>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, devel@driverdev.osuosl.org,
       kernel-janitors@vger.kernel.org, linux-next@vger.kernel.org,
       Stephen Rothwell <sfr@canb.auug.org.au>
Subject: Re: [ANNOUNCE] linux-staging tree created
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On Tue, Jun 17, 2008 at 02:51:04PM +0200, Pavel Machek wrote:
> Hi!
> 
> > What this tree is not:
> > 	- it is not a place to dump code and then run away, hoping that
> > 	  someone else will do the cleanup work for you.  While there
> > 	  are developers available to do this kind of work, you need to
> > 	  get someone to agree to "babysit" the code.
> 
> Hmm, how do I tap into that developer pool? :-)
> 
> Kohjinsha wifi driver is in state where it was ported to mac80211, and
> it still works with minimum features, but it needs dead code removal
> and rewriting the rest. That code is really very ugly.
> 
> I can do the handholding; I can probably do the rewrite, too (its
> 10000LoC), but it will take time...

If the patch at least builds, send it to me for inclusion in -staging if
you want to get some exposure for it.

thanks,

greg k-h
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