Re: LANANA: To Pending Device Number Registrants

Pavel Machek
2001-05-17T07:24:40Z

Hi!

> First of all, I apologize for not having sent this notice out sooner.
> This kind of writing is very painful to deal with.
>
> Linus Torvalds has requested a moratorium on new device number
> assignments. His hope is that a new and better method for device space
> handing will emerge as a result.

Linus, Is that wise? I could understand moratorium during 2.5, but during 2.4?!

And worse, what about drivers that want to be merged into 2.2?
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