Timothy Murphy wrote: > John W. Linville wrote: > >>> I disagree My Linksys WPC54GS worked under FC6 quit >>> working under Fedora 7 2.6.22. worked again using >>> 2.6.22-33 broke again under 2.6.22-41. It seems that >>> the kernel releases are really not well tested. > >> Bugzilla #? > > While one obviously _should_ file a bugzilla in such a case, > is relying on bugzillas really a satisfactory strategy? > > There are hundreds, perhaps thousands, of different WiFi devices. > It seems to me that the onus is on the developer > to ensure as far as possible that changes he/she makes do not impinge > on devices working with the previous version. > > I'm not sure if "testing" is really the best, or even a feasible, > way of doing this. > Perhaps the developer should ask himself, "Is it conceivable > that this change may not work with some device somewhere in the universe?" The answer to that question is, and will always be, "Yes". > I must say, it's not really clear to me > why something like WiFi should actually change > between Fedora kernels corresponding to the same vanilla kernel. > Is the Fedora community regarded as a test-bed for such development? > > > -- Today, THREE WINOS from DETROIT sold me a framed photo of TAB HUNTER before his MAKEOVER!
