> On Tue, Apr 22, 2008 at 01:38:49AM +0200,
devzero@web.de wrote:
> > I can't afford to be critical here, but let me give a comment.
> >
> > i think putting this in feature-removal-schedule.txt just good practice.
> > you give people the chance to catch up - sort of a last reminder to the devs "fix it or we need to drop it".
> > some chance for the users to see it will go away and make early decision based on that.
> >
> > i like those cleanup efforts, but even if it was announced on lkml, or elsewhere - that file is the official place for such announcements and if you want people take care of that file, there should be reliable information inside.
> >
> > it often takes much effort and hard work to get code into the kernel, so some "nah, this is broken, doesn`t compile for long - put that to trash" seems a little bit harsh for me.
> >
> > the reason why it`s broken is probably not the v850 people`s fault.
> > ok, they just didn`t catch up with that "kernel progress" - but most probably some other person broke their code.
> >
> > i don`t like bureaucracy, but a little bit of bureaucracy at the right place is not that bad at all.....
>
> As the patch description says it does not even compile since at
> least kernel 2.6.19 (which was released in 2006).
>
> I've sent this removal patch 7 times during 3 months to linux-kernel.
>
> Before that I sent 2 emails to linux-kernel asking about the status of
> the port.
>
> All emails also got to Miles, the maintainer of the port.
>
> Without the slightest sign of anyone claiming he might work on fixing
> this port.
>
> Greg (one of the uClinux core maintainers) said the only one he knows
> who can maintain the port is Miles.
>
> If there's not a single person on linux-kernel who is either interested
> in this port or at least knows someone who is, then requiring to put it
> into some file in the kernel sources is actually quite high on the scale
> of pointless bureaucracy.
>
> > roland
>
> cu
> Adrian
>
> --
>
> "Is there not promise of rain?" Ling Tan asked suddenly out
> of the darkness. There had been need of rain for many days.
> "Only a promise," Lao Er said.
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