Date: Sun, 23 May 1999 11:10:35 +0100 From: Brian Somers <brian@Awfulhak.org> To: Vince Vielhaber <vev@michvhf.com> Cc: Karl Denninger <karl@Denninger.Net>, hackers@FreeBSD.ORG, Brian Somers <brian@Awfulhak.org> Subject: Re: Suggestion... Message-ID: <199905231010.LAA01566@keep.lan.Awfulhak.org> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Sat, 22 May 1999 10:50:20 EDT." <XFMail.990522105020.vev@michvhf.com>
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> >> I plan on doing some work on it and the dgm driver. They're almost > >> the same and should be merged. They both violate style(9) in almost > >> every way too :-[ > >> > >> I know of only one person with an Xem card (dgm driver), but he's > >> promised to send me the specs by snail mail. Once I get them, I'll > >> start the work. > >> > >> Let's leave the `alpha' there for a little longer :-) > > > > What are you planning on doing with it? Other than DDB support I can't > > imagine what could be *added* to the driver; it is one of those "just > > works" things right now. > > Why not merge the two into a *new* driver? Once it's running at an > acceptable level, drop support for the two old drivers. That way if > something breaks, the current users still have the one that works. Yes, this makes most sense. > Vince. > -- > ========================================================================== > Vince Vielhaber -- KA8CSH email: vev@michvhf.com flame-mail: /dev/null > # include <std/disclaimers.h> TEAM-OS2 > Online Campground Directory http://www.camping-usa.com > Online Giftshop Superstore http://www.cloudninegifts.com > ========================================================================== -- Brian <brian@Awfulhak.org> <brian@FreeBSD.org> <http://www.Awfulhak.org>; <brian@OpenBSD.org> Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour ! <brian@uk.FreeBSD.org> To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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