Re: [Q]: Linux and real device drivers

Jes Sorensen (Jes.Sorensen@cern.ch)
26 Sep 1999 17:38:44 +0200


>>>>> "Tim" == Tim Waugh <tim@cyberelk.demon.co.uk> writes:

Tim> On 26 Sep 1999, Jes Sorensen wrote:
>> This will only work if you have a way of forcing people to update
>> the documentation when they change the code. People will modify
>> other peoples' code, sometimes they know what they are doing,
>> sometimes they don't.

Tim> The same could be said of *any* documentation. The idea is to
Tim> increase the likelihood of the documentation being correct.

I am not saying we cannot improve our documentation, I am merely
pointing out that we are dealing with volunteers and it is unrealistic
to expect them all to do documentation all the time when hacking is
so much more fun.

Jes

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