Re: POLL: for/against dropping support for kernels < 2.6.22

[Simon Kenyon <simon@koala.ie>]

Simon Kenyon wrote:
> Hans Verkuil wrote:
>> Hi all,
>>
>> There are lot's of discussions, but it can be hard sometimes to 
>> actually determine someone's opinion.
>>
>> So here is a quick poll, please reply either to the list or directly 
>> to me with your yes/no answer and (optional but welcome) a short 
>> explanation to your standpoint. It doesn't matter if you are a user 
>> or developer, I'd like to see your opinion regardless.
>>
>> Please DO NOT reply to the replies, I'll summarize the results in a 
>> week's time and then we can discuss it further.
>>
>> Should we drop support for kernels <2.6.22 in our v4l-dvb repository?
>>
>> _: Yes
>> _: No
>>   
> No
i am an idiot - i read the question backwards

that really should be "YES"
i don't think old kernels should be maintained within the v4l-dvb tree

that is the job of the distributions - for which people pay money
let the distribution vendors pick that one up

>> Optional question:
>>
>> Why:
>>
>>   
> i don't have a vote as i'm only a user and not a developer
>
> but i thought i would just make one point
>
> as far as i can see, the v4l-dvb tree exists to create support for a 
> particular class of hardware within the linux kernel
> the separate tree is very useful to lots of people (i include myself 
> in that) - but it is a byproduct of the development methodology
>
> so if you think this group's mission is to provide support for 
> distributions then you should vote no
> and if you think this group's mission is to provide support for the 
> linux kernel then you should vote yes
>
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>>     Hans
>>
>>   
>
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