From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-path: Received: from smtp-1.orange.nl ([193.252.22.241]) by www.linuxtv.org with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1Kikc4-0003TW-Un for linux-dvb@linuxtv.org; Thu, 25 Sep 2008 08:46:11 +0200 Received: from me-wanadoo.net (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mwinf6009.online.nl (SMTP Server) with ESMTP id CF1957000085 for ; Thu, 25 Sep 2008 08:45:34 +0200 (CEST) Received: from asterisk.verbraak.thuis (s55939d86.adsl.wanadoo.nl [85.147.157.134]) by mwinf6009.online.nl (SMTP Server) with ESMTP id 9E14B7000084 for ; Thu, 25 Sep 2008 08:45:30 +0200 (CEST) Message-ID: <48DB3388.2030303@verbraak.org> Date: Thu, 25 Sep 2008 08:45:28 +0200 From: Michel Verbraak MIME-Version: 1.0 To: linux-dvb@linuxtv.org Subject: [linux-dvb] [RFC] Let the future decide between the two. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-dvb-bounces@linuxtv.org Errors-To: linux-dvb-bounces+mchehab=infradead.org@linuxtv.org List-ID: 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). _______________________________________________ linux-dvb mailing list linux-dvb@linuxtv.org http://www.linuxtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linux-dvb