> > > I know which I'd prefer.
> >
> > Put it this way. I would rather have the latest wiz bang internal
> > kernel interface get developed with a compatibility layer so existing
> > drivers can actually work (with a performance hit), rather than
> > having to wait for months before I can use it at all because the
> > kernel drivers for my devices have not yet been updated to support
> > the new interfaces.
>
> That's lovely - why don't you implement it and submit it to Linus
> then?
I would, but Linus will not accept it. I asked about this about a
month ago, because I am interested in helping out with this. But
Linus does not want any mechanism in the kernel that will enable
anyone to build binary-only drivers, regardless of whether than
mechanism will help solve compatibility problems with Open Source
binary portable drivers.
Hence if the Linux kernel people are not interested in accepting my
contributions, then why the hell should I go about implementing them?
Instead I will stick to making the small modifications we need for
our products, and forget about helping Linux become a better OS.
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