From: Michel Verbraak <michel@verbraak.org>
To: linux-dvb@linuxtv.org
Subject: [linux-dvb] [RFC] Let the future decide between the two.
Date: Thu, 25 Sep 2008 08:45:28 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <48DB3388.2030303@verbraak.org> (raw)
I have been following the story about the discussion of the future of
the DVB API for the last two years and after seen all the discussion I
would like to propose the following:
- Keep the two different DVB API sets next to one another. Both having a
space on Linuxtv.org to explain their knowledge and how to use them.
- Each with their own respective maintainers to get stuff into the
kernel. I mean V4L had two versions.
- Let driver developers decide which API they will follow. Or even
develop for both.
- Let application developers decide which API they will support.
- Let distribution packagers decide which API they will have activated
by default in their distribution.
- Let the end users decide which one will be used most. (Probably they
will decide on: Is my hardware supported or not).
- If democracy is that strong one of them will win or maybey the two
will get merged and we, the end users, get best of both worlds.
As the subject says: This is a Request For Comment.
Regards,
Michel (end user and application developer).
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next reply other threads:[~2008-09-25 6:46 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 13+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2008-09-25 6:45 Michel Verbraak [this message]
2008-09-25 6:59 ` [linux-dvb] [RFC] Let the future decide between the two Christophe Thommeret
2008-09-25 7:20 ` Markus Rechberger
2008-09-25 10:48 ` Janne Grunau
2008-09-25 12:10 ` [linux-dvb] RE : " Thierry Lelegard
2008-09-25 12:19 ` Markus Rechberger
2008-09-25 12:45 ` Mauro Carvalho Chehab
2008-09-25 13:55 ` [linux-dvb] RE : " Thierry Lelegard
2008-09-25 17:35 ` Markus Rechberger
2008-09-25 16:40 ` [linux-dvb] " P. van Gaans
2008-09-26 7:47 ` Luca Olivetti
2008-09-26 0:42 ` [linux-dvb] " Andy Walls
2008-09-26 6:44 ` Michel Verbraak
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