Re: Out of ptys??
H. Peter Anvin (hpa@transmeta.com)
26 Aug 1998 04:01:23 GMT
Followup to: <199808252236.SAA11641@blue.seas.upenn.edu>
By author: "Vladimir Dergachev" <vladimid@seas.upenn.edu>
In newsgroup: linux.dev.kernel
>
> > I think the issue should be closed. If you want support for it in your
> > kernel, make and use the patch. Put the patch on linuxhq. If 99.9% of
> > linux kernel users don't need support for it, it generally shouldn't be
> > stuck in the mainline kernel.
>
> I'd say this argument is a little shaky.. How many users have bt848 cards ?
> How many have colorado tapes ? 0.1% out of 7,000,000 linux users means
> 7,000 .. Besides, the key argument of manufacturers against releasing
> programming information for their devices is that Linux users account
> for only a small % of their customers..
>
> Vladimir Dergachev
That's right. It's fine to put in the mainline kernel even if it's a
speciality option as long as:
1. It's an option, and default to off;
2. It doesn't make mainline code suffer.
-hpa
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