Re: The lack of specification

Eli Carter (eli.carter@inet.com)
Mon, 19 Feb 2001 15:47:38 -0600


Russell King wrote:
>
> Albert D. Cahalan writes:
> > The TCP maintainers do not seem to be sadistic bastards hell-bent on
> > breaking your drivers. API changes usually have a good reason.
>
> And when the API does change, like it has between Linux 2.2 and Linux 2.4,
> an email gets sent to this list describing the change of API. Search
> this lists archives to find out:
>
> 1. the reasons for the change
> 2. a complete description of the new bits of the API
>
> There are projects around to try to pick this stuff up and put it on the
> web in one place - its called the Kernel Wiki, and iirc it is on
> sourceforge.

It's here: http://kernelbook.sourceforge.net:80/wiki/?KernelWiki
BUT.. it's currently dead and has been since December.
I'd really like to see this brought back...

Eli
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