From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Feb 26 21:12:14 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B55BD106564A for ; Thu, 26 Feb 2009 21:12:14 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from mat.macy@gmail.com) Received: from rv-out-0506.google.com (rv-out-0506.google.com [209.85.198.236]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 871A38FC1C for ; Thu, 26 Feb 2009 21:12:14 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from mat.macy@gmail.com) Received: by rv-out-0506.google.com with SMTP id f6so710891rvb.43 for ; Thu, 26 Feb 2009 13:12:14 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:sender:received:in-reply-to :references:date:x-google-sender-auth:message-id:subject:from:to:cc :content-type:content-transfer-encoding; bh=B8UsR+7buInAwhSeD5BeJRnySxb9IzmRtKO0pGaxNoU=; b=Kjh+mSorAaxUHFnzTh1uhd4wtt4eZcZaGJpnmCXTdErjY0K2nErth/FGXIEVnXrUXh faH8M/hCz5sn/GKzFpR9HokP0fgY+fvesxhBR+wSFlEMOt0aTiBu9CZ0F55OK2IsLTxz T9dDOry0G0om+WsB6It5B8qcUNuUyrG755vKg= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:sender:in-reply-to:references:date :x-google-sender-auth:message-id:subject:from:to:cc:content-type :content-transfer-encoding; b=qewWKJMXDeWRlerYfrAhDJl08cyIc+TSQ7reyetpyaMGMp96U+9ozmwF4fthzA0Uth PlyaO4Ujev3up9ksqhTUNleWzRpYsnzgfd2/oPiyx3Up7V7Eubu1ybqhi+Kzzy12iGt3 lEMV+H13zfB5wWnHUHETln2aDpmvOku+x6zMc= MIME-Version: 1.0 Sender: mat.macy@gmail.com Received: by 10.141.176.4 with SMTP id d4mr831801rvp.5.1235682734270; Thu, 26 Feb 2009 13:12:14 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <49A70508.20100@lissyara.su> References: <49A701DF.5070109@lissyara.su> <3c1674c90902261300x6dd5f21bja58ecf214bcfb644@mail.gmail.com> <49A70508.20100@lissyara.su> Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2009 13:12:14 -0800 X-Google-Sender-Auth: 82d1015c0eb257c3 Message-ID: <3c1674c90902261312s754506abmb5e33026d4200245@mail.gmail.com> From: Kip Macy To: Alex Keda Content-Type: text/plain; charset=KOI8-R Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: About bwi X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2009 21:12:15 -0000 On Thu, Feb 26, 2009 at 1:09 PM, Alex Keda 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 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= " >