On Thu, 5 Nov 2009, Frank Schaefer wrote: > So how can we avoid this situation and make life easier for the distros > AND the users ? > The answer is: we should not unnecessarily split things which belong > together (no difference here between kernelspace and userspace). > > In this case (Windows-driver-discs), the modeswitch and the driver > clearly belong together. That isn't necessarily so. You need to clarify your meaning, because there are actually _two_ drivers involved: usb-storage and usb-serial. The mode-switch code is in usb-storage, but usb-serial needs to be updated as well when a new device comes along. > Please note: we are not talking about an "extra-feature" or an > "extension". The modeswitch is an essential prerequisite for making the > device *AVAILABLE*, for making it *USABLE*. > Because we ship the driver with the kernel, we should ship the > mode-witch, too. X11 also is essentially prequisite for making your computer usable. Does that lead you to conclude it should be shipped with the kernel too? Sorry, I don't accept your argument. Alan Stern -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-usb" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
