Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2009 13:12:14 -0800 From: Kip Macy <kmacy@freebsd.org> To: Alex Keda <admin@lissyara.su> Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: About bwi Message-ID: <3c1674c90902261312s754506abmb5e33026d4200245@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <49A70508.20100@lissyara.su> References: <49A701DF.5070109@lissyara.su> <3c1674c90902261300x6dd5f21bja58ecf214bcfb644@mail.gmail.com> <49A70508.20100@lissyara.su>
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On Thu, Feb 26, 2009 at 1:09 PM, Alex Keda <admin@lissyara.su> wrote: > Kip Macy =D0=C9=DB=C5=D4: >> >> Someone needs to be there to maintain it. To the best of my knowledge >> no one appropriate has stepped forward. >> > > And what exactly should be supported? > He finished - nothing more to do. APIs change, bugs show up under new conditions etc. Dropping unsupported code in the tree is referred to as a "drive-by commit" and frequently leads to conflicts down the line. I think the appropriate thing to do under the circumstances would be to make it a port. That way it would be readily accessible to all, but we wouldn't necessarily be held to the same standards. Cheers, Kip > no way to develop a driver. > the new cards have to write a new driver. >> >> Cheers, >> Kip >> >> On Thu, Feb 26, 2009 at 12:55 PM, Alex Keda <admin@lissyara.su> wrote: >> >>> >>> At this moment, in perforce, be workable driver for the old audit >>> BroadCom >>> WiFi. >>> I would like to understand the reason - why it did not include in the >>> main >>> tree? >>> http://forums.freebsd.org/showthread.php?t=3D2477 >>> _______________________________________________ >>> freebsd-current@freebsd.org mailing list >>> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-current >>> To unsubscribe, send any mail to >>> "freebsd-current-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >>> >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> freebsd-current@freebsd.org mailing list >> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-current >> To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-current-unsubscribe@freebsd.or= g" >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-current@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-current > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-current-unsubscribe@freebsd.org= " >
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