On Mon, 2006-02-06 at 22:17 +0300, Yaroslav Rastrigin wrote:
[...]
> All over the net ? Again, you're proving stable API/ABI supporters nicely.
Not necessarily since there are other solutions like "submit the driver
into the kernel".
And exactly then you get the best of both worlds: The driver is "up to
date" and not even distributors have care (well, at least for almost all
of them).
> If kernel has stable ABI, basic/default driver is included on installation CD, and all you need to do
Have fun done *doing* this.
> And what to do if you've bought new hardware, installed it and _voila_ - NO IN-TREE DRIVER exists ?
> Do you want every Linux user going for shopping to nearest WalMart carry full linux hardware compatibility list printed out ?
It worked years ago that way. So what?
Bernd
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