From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Wouter Verhelst Subject: Re: [PATCH 00/11] Atari Ethernet/USB patch series - for upstream and debian-kernel Date: Tue, 26 Mar 2013 09:12:57 +0100 Message-ID: <51515889.6040106@uter.be> References: <1364193464-3890-1-git-send-email-schmitz@debian.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: QUOTED-PRINTABLE Return-path: Received: from barbershop.grep.be ([89.106.240.122]:44872 "EHLO barbershop.grep.be" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1759487Ab3CZI41 (ORCPT ); Tue, 26 Mar 2013 04:56:27 -0400 In-Reply-To: Sender: linux-m68k-owner@vger.kernel.org List-Id: linux-m68k@vger.kernel.org To: Thorsten Glaser Cc: Michael Schmitz , geert@linux-m68k.org, linux-m68k@vger.kernel.org On 25-03-13 18:53, Thorsten Glaser wrote: > Michael Schmitz dixit: >=20 >> This patch series should be suitable for inclusion in the debian/68k= kernel >> packages (if policy allows). >=20 > Sadly, policy allows only stuff that=E2=80=99s in Linus=E2=80=99 tree= =2E Nothing says we can't put a kernel with those patches into unreleased (or what was it called again?) for the time being... > But once it went upstream, we can just build a bleeding > edge kernel from Debian/experimental with no amount of > manual fiddling required. That also works, I suppose. > It just won=E2=80=99t go into the stable kernel. But it=E2=80=99s no > regression, as the old driver was never in it either=E2=80=A6 Indeed. --=20 Copyshops should do vouchers. So that next time some bureaucracy requires you to mail a form in triplicate, you can mail it just once, add a voucher, and save on postage.