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From: Dominik Brodowski <linux@dominikbrodowski.net>
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Hey,

On Sat, Nov 07, 2009 at 08:29:09PM +0900, Komuro wrote:
> staging directory is not the place for broken driver,
> is it?


It is becoming the place for drivers on their way out of the kernel tree.
An indication for drivers being unused is that they have been marked broken
or obsolete for a loooong time; and then they'll remain in staging for 3
releases or so before being removed (or being moved in again).

Best,
	Dominik