From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Takashi Iwai Subject: Re: Creative X-Fi driver integration Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2008 08:03:30 +0100 Message-ID: References: <4926589D.2020100@gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 (generated by SEMI 1.14.6 - "Maruoka") Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Received: from mx1.suse.de (ns.suse.de [195.135.220.2]) by alsa0.perex.cz (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8446D103806 for ; Fri, 21 Nov 2008 08:03:30 +0100 (CET) In-Reply-To: <4926589D.2020100@gmail.com> List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: alsa-devel-bounces@alsa-project.org Errors-To: alsa-devel-bounces@alsa-project.org To: The Source Cc: alsa-devel@alsa-project.org List-Id: alsa-devel@alsa-project.org At Fri, 21 Nov 2008 09:43:41 +0300, The Source wrote: > > Hi, is it possible to include Creative driver into alsa drivers package, > so it will be available right after kernel installation without > additional compiling? Besides, you can react faster to kernel changes > and make driver compatible with latest kernels when necessary, if you > include it. We have no contact with Creative about their drivers yet, thus no plan for merging as now. If we need to work on their stuff by ourselves, it means essentially that we fork. That's what I'd like to avoid unless really needed. So, give them pressure to make a contact with us. Give my address again, and convince them that it'll be the way to go... thanks, Takashi