Date: Thu, 27 Dec 2007 10:33:27 -0700 (MST) From: "M. Warner Losh" <imp@bsdimp.com> To: mi+mill@aldan.algebra.com Cc: stable@FreeBSD.org, henrik@gulbra.net, freebsd-usb@FreeBSD.org, mi+kde@aldan.algebra.com, freebsd-bugbusters@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: USB issues (not just Re: PR backlog) Message-ID: <20071227.103327.-749251578.imp@bsdimp.com> In-Reply-To: <200712271216.22436.mi%2Bmill@aldan.algebra.com> References: <200712271000.50995@aldan> <20071227.085247.1723236220.imp@bsdimp.com> <200712271216.22436.mi%2Bmill@aldan.algebra.com>
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Mikhail Teterin <mi+mill@aldan.algebra.com> writes:
: =DE=C5=D4=D7=C5=D2 27 =C7=D2=D5=C4=C5=CE=D8 2007 10:52 =C4=CF, M. War=
ner Losh =F7=C9 =CE=C1=D0=C9=D3=C1=CC=C9:
: > Usually that's called a maintainer, but we haven't had a real one i=
n a
: > long time. Or even a fake one.
: =
: Well, you responded to me earlier suggesting, I take it upon myself t=
o merge =
: USB-advancements from 7.x to 6.x. That implied, somebody did somethin=
g for =
: 7.x, did not it? Can that body (whoever they are) not put on the vaca=
nt =
: USB-maintainer hat and push the fixes/improvements into 6.x (preferab=
ly -- =
: before the 6.3 is released unto the world)? If not that same person, =
then, =
: maybe, the people, whom you mention below as "looking at Hans' new st=
ack", =
: can do the merging?
I did the bulk of the work for the 7.0 stuff, at least getting things
into the tree. Since I did the work, my last job got totally insane
and then I switched jobs. I don't have the time needed to do this.
: But if somebody is, indeed, working on a new USB stack, that's
: terrific news. It also implies, we might get a USB-maintainer some
: time soon. I just want it soon/er/, because it has been far too long
: already...
We can all agree that this is long overdue. But we need to make sure
of a few critical details so we don't create another mess for
ourselves down the line.
Warner
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