Re: [PATCH] MAINTAINERS: wimax@linuxwimax.org is subscribers-only

From: Dave Jones
Date: Wed Sep 25 2013 - 16:10:22 EST


On Wed, Sep 25, 2013 at 12:54:52PM -0700, Joe Perches wrote:
> Mark it so.
>
> Signed-off-by: Joe Perches <joe@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> MAINTAINERS | 4 ++--
> 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
> index e61c2e8..a386a22 100644
> --- a/MAINTAINERS
> +++ b/MAINTAINERS
> @@ -4414,7 +4414,7 @@ F: arch/x86/kernel/tboot.c
> INTEL WIRELESS WIMAX CONNECTION 2400
> M: Inaky Perez-Gonzalez <inaky.perez-gonzalez@xxxxxxxxx>
> M: linux-wimax@xxxxxxxxx
> -L: wimax@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> +L: wimax@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx (subscribers-only)
> S: Supported
> W: http://linuxwimax.org
> F: Documentation/wimax/README.i2400m
> @@ -9225,7 +9225,7 @@ F: drivers/media/rc/winbond-cir.c
> WIMAX STACK
> M: Inaky Perez-Gonzalez <inaky.perez-gonzalez@xxxxxxxxx>
> M: linux-wimax@xxxxxxxxx
> -L: wimax@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> +L: wimax@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx (subscribers-only)
> S: Supported
> W: http://linuxwimax.org
> F: Documentation/wimax/README.wimax

The W: link is dead.

Given wimax never really took off, is there any point in keeping this in the kernel at all ?
We turned off the drivers in Fedora a while ago, and just threw out the userspace parts.
I wouldn't be surprised to learn of other distributions doing the same.

Dave


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