Date: Thu, 22 May 1997 16:42:14 -0600 From: Steve Passe <smp@csn.net> To: Luigi Rizzo <luigi@labinfo.iet.unipi.it> Cc: committers@FreeBSD.ORG, multimedia@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: bt848 into 2.2.RELENG anyone ? Message-ID: <199705222242.QAA13849@Ilsa.StevesCafe.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Thu, 22 May 1997 23:30:46 %2B0200." <199705222130.XAA09987@labinfo.iet.unipi.it>
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Hi, > > there are at least two things necessary before it can be added: > > > > an entry in /dev/MAKEDEV for creating devices. > > a real man page that deals with its configurations and supported hardware. > > while a manpage is certainly advisable I note that not all devices have > it (noticeably the sound drivers, to remain in the multimedia area). lack of a man page means just that much more work spent answering questions from users who don't have a clue. Remember, once it gets to CD the number of potential users goes up from dozens to hundreds! -- Steve Passe | powered by smp@csn.net | Symmetric MultiProcessor FreeBSD
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