Return-path: Received: from xc.sipsolutions.net ([83.246.72.84]:39177 "EHLO sipsolutions.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1750987AbYGaKIM (ORCPT ); Thu, 31 Jul 2008 06:08:12 -0400 Subject: Re: Vendor support stickers for devices supported under Linux wireless From: Johannes Berg To: "Luis R. Rodriguez" Cc: drago01 , "linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org" In-Reply-To: <43e72e890807301358r6d8cadc1j4f40b501319fb7dc@mail.gmail.com> (sfid-20080730_225903_471467_84258072) References: <43e72e890807301327j54be2453r836964c708d75458@mail.gmail.com> <43e72e890807301358r6d8cadc1j4f40b501319fb7dc@mail.gmail.com> (sfid-20080730_225903_471467_84258072) Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="=-d0GX7wUnPjMYJzKLMbP1" Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2008 12:08:07 +0200 Message-Id: <1217498887.10489.138.camel@johannes.berg> (sfid-20080731_120815_908825_97045D15) Mime-Version: 1.0 Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: --=-d0GX7wUnPjMYJzKLMbP1 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Wed, 2008-07-30 at 13:58 -0700, Luis R. Rodriguez wrote: > >> We could even put the name of the driver on > >> the sticker/logo. Thoughts? > > > > I would rather do s/driver name/kernel version/ ... its easier for > > users that way. >=20 > True, do you mean since a specific kernel version? Down that road lies madness. Distros backport, you (in compat) backport, kernel versions sound old very quickly and in a year, when linux is called 2.9.06 you may not even want to sell a card that says "2.6.25" on it because it sounds ancient. Just leave it out, make it depend on the driver being merged into Linus's tree, leave it up to the distros to actually ship the code. I would also add to the contract a requirement to offer Linux support for, say, the next five years. johannes --=-d0GX7wUnPjMYJzKLMbP1 Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name=signature.asc Content-Description: This is a digitally signed message part -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Comment: Johannes Berg (powerbook) iQIcBAABAgAGBQJIkY8DAAoJEKVg1VMiehFYSDQP/jNqX1HFoT32u448SnlR538Z zmEhuf4+WXMsM+JS9iKK5ZraO/4L+9UWYxlbIcltgNjZclZ99AHpp+KMJus00fZF dMTMlqxlKdazjmDXU9o2bHQb3GcR0mOjxTU1cEXBgvIiuGLAcu2HJhSdj1lhPPaS JQ8PaRiMg1XT6P2MbbEY5jhmnrgOK53FRDMad5gfh23CHPkIO1gWfJbibnXW2n9m J1+7hnb2gjISLlsgLoMylm/dsFTzwWK+7tQqJmv2Dlgj9MIJJfPx7b/H6P2LnFQk II4sC4bmbXygIKYtm3MYzcgHA1aooVS+5fv32LBMxWBwcHlEZMGI/MWuqVkB2mth F9Blry1UGK4eTaXhLQxUjK2+ezBbAup8LL/H9mVUGFQ7uPC1M5At85ECxbvyU6tP zmd1Lxgs3eeFmsrnqwtn3wbLtFQv6STTJmc/k2ZykP1UjOWyMaF4p3PqZdeMspOs ClehHC/+D+eYA6ixD/aRHHApidZ5/lxp8PgXjsue/Tf3iWEfSaZDpEacK+z1O4Qu 02aDMQRkt1nQaliOLD5dpFRkN6h6HspFpkIIQXeMkIWvyf7I4HybvI3lS81sreqa CTP2uWTujamo2CamRllvHxHAVeLZIHOQSIXct625MdIdYRzqNGTHhmYJz+SvrNEU 3tb1/7Xn7VLfK4kkK0nT =zAqk -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --=-d0GX7wUnPjMYJzKLMbP1--