On Sun, Sep 29, 2024 at 10:09:02AM +0200, Philipp Hortmann wrote: > Dear Sirs, > > Forest Bond contributed this driver in 2009. > > The following points let me propose to delete the driver: > - This driver generates maintenance workload > - This driver has a maximum 54MBit/s as it supports only 802.11 b/g. Peak > throughput is 3MBytes/s but this lasts only for a second. Typically > throughput is 1.7MBytes/s. > - Depending on the number of devices on the channel the device looses > connection and cannot reconnect for 5-60 seconds. Watching a youtube video > is OK because of the buffer. But surfing can then be really a pain. > - Its form factor is mini PCI (not miniPCIe) that is really old and large. > - Hardly not to buy. (https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p4432023.m570.l1313&_nkw=vnt6655&_sacat=0) > only 70$ ;-) including shipment. > > Former Maintainer Forest Bond <forest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> is unreachable. > > The staging subsystem needs to focus on drivers that support usable hardware > that is available. Newbies can then get the hardware for some dollars and > play around which is fun. > > Please consider that support will remain for years in the longterm kernels. No objection from me, please send a patch deleting it and I will be glad to take it. thanks, greg k-h
