From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-path: Received: from mail.gmx.net ([213.165.64.20]:35877 "HELO mail.gmx.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id S1757171AbZCJQpc (ORCPT ); Tue, 10 Mar 2009 12:45:32 -0400 Message-ID: <49B69927.2020102@gmx.de> Date: Tue, 10 Mar 2009 17:45:27 +0100 From: wk MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Devin Heitmueller CC: linux-media@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: V4L2 spec References: <200903061523.15766.hverkuil@xs4all.nl> <49B14D3C.3010001@gmx.de> <49B59230.1090305@gmx.de> <412bdbff0903091510n5e000675sfa7b983c9b855123@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <412bdbff0903091510n5e000675sfa7b983c9b855123@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-media-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: Devin Heitmueller schrieb: > On Mon, Mar 9, 2009 at 6:03 PM, wk wrote: > >> Its a bad idea to expect someone else, the magic volunteer, doing work with >> *deep impact* on the dvb driver API structure or documentation. >> Working on this topic determines complete usability of the driver, so MAIN >> DEVELOPERS have to REVIEW and CONTRIBUTE. >> If they think, that they cannot do such work in parallel, they should to >> stop work on drivers for some time. >> > > Cut me a $25,000 check and I'll happily do it. Otherwise, don't tell > a bunch of volunteer developers how they should be spending their > time. What you happen to think is the important is not necessarily > what developers feel is the most valuable use of their time. > Devin, during your work on drivers you use a lot of tools and applications, most probably a lot of them beeing open-source. Did YOU spend 25000usd for each of the developers of that tools which documentation you was using? Hopefully - after such a comment. Documentation is part of development. -Winfried