From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Pavel Machek Subject: Re: making progress with ACPI was: ACPI small patch update (20021024) Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2002 14:53:21 -0500 Sender: acpi-devel-admin-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org Message-ID: <20020116195314.GD2947@zaurus> References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Return-path: Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: Errors-To: acpi-devel-admin-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: To: "Grover, Andrew" Cc: acpi-devel-pyega4qmqnRoyOMFzWx49A@public.gmane.org, 'Jan Rychter' List-Id: linux-acpi@vger.kernel.org Hi! > The real problem is there need to be more people fixing bugs. If you see a > bug on your hardware, *you* are in the best spot to fix it. That is the only > way this is going to work, long-term. You are asking for both a greater > focus on the project's infrastructure, *and* more bug fixing, and that is > only going to happen if people who have not previously pitched in, start > doing so. > > It has been a rough road sometimes, but we (Intel) have tried to encourage > community involvement as much as possible. But, I look over at the Linux USB > list and see a much greater level of community contribution. We have some, > but we need MORE. Without that involvement, we will get there with ACPI -- > it will just take longer. USB is very different -- there are developers with their own drivers that are on the list. Also Linux-USB is older project. ACPI has just one developer similar to usb developers -- the person developing toshiba.c... I do not think you being from intel is the problem... Pavel ------------------------------------------------------- This sf.net email is sponsored by: See the NEW Palm Tungsten T handheld. Power & Color in a compact size! http://ads.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/redirect.pl?palm0001en