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From: Wolfgang Denk <wd@denx.de>
To: Kumar Gala <galak@kernel.crashing.org>
Cc: "linuxppc-dev@ozlabs.org list" <linuxppc-dev@ozlabs.org>
Subject: Re: 85xx FDT updates?
Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2006 23:16:39 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20060425211639.DD1E8353DAC@atlas.denx.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Tue, 25 Apr 2006 11:25:59 CDT." <6F7CAB43-B4C0-47DA-BC7D-3FD04A552131@kernel.crashing.org>

In message <6F7CAB43-B4C0-47DA-BC7D-3FD04A552131@kernel.crashing.org> you wrote:
> 
> If we are talking about a reference board than I think this is an  
> absurd requirement.  If you are willing to update your kernel on such  
> a board why would you not be willing to update the firmware as well.

For example, because I don't own it and have  to  return  it  in  the
original state.

For example, because U-Boot is in a ROM which cannot  be  written  to
without special tools.

Kumar, please try seeing the world from the eyes of a *user*, not the
developer you and me are.

We should help the users, not make their live harder than necessary.

Best regards,

Wolfgang Denk

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  parent reply	other threads:[~2006-04-25 21:16 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 83+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2006-04-24 17:41 85xx FDT updates? Jon Loeliger
2006-04-24 19:04 ` Vitaly Bordug
2006-04-24 21:43 ` Kumar Gala
2006-04-24 22:31   ` Dan Malek
2006-04-25  6:08     ` Kumar Gala
2006-04-25  7:49       ` Eugene Surovegin
2006-04-25 14:05         ` Kumar Gala
2006-04-25 16:12           ` Eugene Surovegin
2006-04-25 16:25             ` Kumar Gala
2006-04-25 16:31               ` Eugene Surovegin
2006-04-25 16:51                 ` Kumar Gala
2006-04-25 21:16               ` Wolfgang Denk [this message]
2006-04-25 21:19                 ` Kumar Gala
2006-04-25 21:34                   ` Wolfgang Denk
2006-04-25 16:49         ` Dan Malek
2006-04-25 16:55           ` Kumar Gala
2006-04-25 17:08             ` Eugene Surovegin
2006-04-25 17:39               ` Kumar Gala
2006-04-25 18:01                 ` Eugene Surovegin
2006-04-25 18:14                   ` Kumar Gala
2006-04-25 18:24                     ` Eugene Surovegin
2006-04-25 18:29                       ` Brent Cook
2006-04-25 18:33                         ` Kumar Gala
2006-04-25 18:53                           ` Eugene Surovegin
2006-04-25 19:20                             ` Kumar Gala
2006-04-25 19:31                               ` Eugene Surovegin
2006-04-25 19:41                                 ` Kumar Gala
2006-04-25 20:00                             ` FT u-boot shim Kumar Gala
2006-04-25 21:30                               ` Wolfgang Denk
2006-04-25 21:33                                 ` Kumar Gala
2006-04-25 21:39                                   ` Wolfgang Denk
2006-04-25 21:42                                     ` Kumar Gala
2006-04-25 22:28                                       ` Wolfgang Denk
2006-04-26 14:37                                         ` Kumar Gala
2006-04-26 19:19                                           ` Wolfgang Denk
2006-04-26 19:46                                             ` Geert Uytterhoeven
2006-04-27 18:18                                             ` Kumar Gala
2006-04-27 19:05                                               ` Wolfgang Denk
2006-04-27 19:20                                                 ` Kumar Gala
2006-04-27 19:33                                                   ` Jerry Van Baren
2006-04-27 19:42                                                     ` [U-Boot-Users] " Kumar Gala
2006-04-27 19:43                                                     ` Wolfgang Denk
2006-04-27 20:40                                                       ` Jerry Van Baren
2006-04-27 21:25                                                         ` Pantelis Antoniou
2006-04-27 19:40                                                   ` Wolfgang Denk
2006-04-27 19:46                                                     ` Kumar Gala
2006-04-27 19:59                                                     ` Kumar Gala
2006-04-27 21:36                                                       ` Wolfgang Denk
2006-04-27 21:55                                                     ` [U-Boot-Users] " Tolunay Orkun
2006-04-25 21:33                               ` Mark A. Greer
2006-04-25 21:38                               ` Eugene Surovegin
2006-04-28 11:28                               ` Paul Mackerras
2006-04-28 16:01                                 ` Kumar Gala
2006-04-28 19:11                                   ` Wolfgang Denk
2006-04-28 19:44                                     ` Tom Rini
2006-04-28 23:07                                       ` Wolfgang Denk
2006-04-28 23:22                                         ` Tom Rini
2006-04-29  0:32                                           ` Wolfgang Denk
2006-04-29  0:52                                             ` Tom Rini
2006-04-29  8:37                                               ` Wolfgang Denk
2006-04-29 15:33                                                 ` Kumar Gala
2006-04-28 23:35                                     ` Paul Mackerras
2006-04-28 23:55                                       ` Wolfgang Denk
2006-04-28 19:52                                   ` Tom Rini
2006-04-25 18:48                         ` 85xx FDT updates? Eugene Surovegin
2006-04-25 19:14                           ` Andy Fleming
2006-04-25 19:22                             ` Kumar Gala
2006-04-25 19:27                             ` Eugene Surovegin
2006-04-25 19:58                               ` Andy Fleming
2006-04-25 20:04                                 ` Eugene Surovegin
2006-04-25 21:29                                 ` Wolfgang Denk
2006-04-25 21:25                           ` Wolfgang Denk
2006-04-25 18:31                       ` Kumar Gala
2006-04-25 21:24                         ` Wolfgang Denk
2006-04-25 21:32                           ` Kumar Gala
2006-04-25 21:38                             ` Wolfgang Denk
2006-04-25 21:22                     ` Wolfgang Denk
2006-04-25 21:29                       ` Kumar Gala
2006-04-25 21:36                         ` Wolfgang Denk
2006-04-25 21:38                           ` Kumar Gala
2006-04-25 22:22                             ` Wolfgang Denk
2006-04-26 23:27                           ` Dan Malek
2006-04-25 21:09       ` Wolfgang Denk

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