From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S262920AbVGHW0l (ORCPT ); Fri, 8 Jul 2005 18:26:41 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S262917AbVGHWYR (ORCPT ); Fri, 8 Jul 2005 18:24:17 -0400 Received: from emailhub.stusta.mhn.de ([141.84.69.5]:40965 "HELO mailout.stusta.mhn.de") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id S262920AbVGHWXU (ORCPT ); Fri, 8 Jul 2005 18:23:20 -0400 Date: Sat, 9 Jul 2005 00:23:17 +0200 From: Adrian Bunk To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: RFC: schedule obsolete OSS drivers for removal Message-ID: <20050708222317.GN3671@stusta.de> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.9i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org There are several OSS drivers for hardware that also has ALSA drivers. My current plan is: - let all such OSS drivers depend on a OBSOLETE_OSS_DRIVER option - wait three months - remove the drivers Are there any objections against such a plan? cu Adrian -- "Is there not promise of rain?" Ling Tan asked suddenly out of the darkness. There had been need of rain for many days. "Only a promise," Lao Er said. Pearl S. Buck - Dragon Seed