Re: Linux/Pro [was Re: Coding style - a non-issue]

Oliver Xymoron (oxymoron@waste.org)
Sun, 2 Dec 2001 11:10:39 -0600 (CST)


On Sun, 2 Dec 2001, Alan Cox wrote:

> > Please consider the following wipe out candidates as well:
> >
> > 2. proprietary CD-ROM
> > 3. xd.c (ridiculous isn't it?)
> > 4. old ide driver...
>
> I know people using all 3 of those, while bugs in some of the old scsi 8bit
> drivers went unnoticed for a year.

We need a 'prompt for unmaintained drivers' trailing-edge option in the
build process so people will know when something's been orphaned and pick
it up.

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