[forum] "Drivers? We don't need no stinking..."

[dan carpenter]

On Sunday 30 March 2003 07:45 pm, David Wexelblat wrote:
> > >FWIW3 - If you want to learn how to do this sort of stuff,
> > >porting an old driver to XAA, using the 3.x code and the old docs
> > >to learn about the chipsets, then looking at docs for a chipset
> > >that has an existing 4.x driver, will be a really educational
> > >experience. I got started with all this by studying Thomas
> > >Roell's ET4000 code and a databook for a few days...
> > 
> > I can agree with that.  There is zero ROI for paying someone to
> > perform this effort however.
>
> That's up to you to decide. But it is also unfair to make demands that
> XFree86 do it. If you want it done, who's going to pay for it? Maybe a
> bunch of volunteers will step up, but I doubt it.

That's not a very inspiring attitude for a leader to have.  ;)  And also it's 
clear that people do volunteer driver porting as evidenced by the original 
quote.

Life is better than you suppose.

regards,
dan carpenter