Hi, > On Wed, 7 May 2008 17:42:51 -0400 > Sean MacLennan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> On Wed, 07 May 2008 16:36:30 +0200 >> "Detlev Zundel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> > It also happened that a driver once posted for what the customer >> > thought was a completely specific device of his own today supports >> > lots of different boards from at least four different manufacturers." >> > >> > The wording is of course not exact but I hope I caught the spirit of >> > what Greg wanted to say. So yes, please post the driver - maybe Greg >> > KH will tunnel it into mainline... >> >> I agree with the sentiment. However, it is hard enough to get >> legitimate drivers into the kernel. The drivers I mentioned do not >> come close to following the Linux kernel coding spec. > > Here's the cool part. There's this Linux driver project: > > http://www.linuxdriverproject.org/twiki/bin/view > > where they can take drivers like that and clean them up. At least to a > reasonable degree. The benefit for you is that once it's cleaned up, > it can go into the mainline kernel and it will just be there in future > releases. Helpful when you update.
Yes, I should have mentioned this also in my original mail. If I remember correctly, Greg mentioned that in this project, he has *300* developers waiting to do something. None of the companies previously claiming Linux had a driver problem showed up even when he contacted them directly.... > Now, I can't say I've personally ever used that project but its mission > does seem pretty targeted towards groups that want to do the right > thing with respect to drivers. Maybe you could give it a shot and tell > others about the experience. This would definitely be interesting. Cheers Detlev -- -- Question authority! -- Yeah, says who? -- DENX Software Engineering GmbH, MD: Wolfgang Denk & Detlev Zundel HRB 165235 Munich, Office: Kirchenstr.5, D-82194 Groebenzell, Germany Phone: (+49)-8142-66989-40 Fax: (+49)-8142-66989-80 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ Linuxppc-dev mailing list Linuxppc-dev@ozlabs.org https://ozlabs.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxppc-dev
