On Mon, Apr 13, 2009 at 08:22:46PM -0400, Forest Bond wrote: > Hi, > > On Mon, Apr 13, 2009 at 05:12:02PM -0700, Luis R. Rodriguez wrote: > > On Mon, Apr 13, 2009 at 5:08 PM, Forest Bond <forest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > > > On Fri, Mar 20, 2009 at 09:10:15AM -0400, Forest Bond wrote: > > >> On Thu, Mar 19, 2009 at 09:45:19AM -0700, Luis R. Rodriguez wrote: > > >> > On Thu, Mar 19, 2009 at 9:42 AM, Forest Bond <forest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > >> > > Hi, > > >> > > > > >> > > VIA has released a new version of the VT6656 driver source, and it now has a > > >> > > proper license! > > >> > > > > >> > > http://www.viaarena.com/Driver/VT6656_Linux_src_v1.19_12_x86.zip > > >> > > > > >> > > As you may recall, the previous version lacked a license altogether, making it > > >> > > unfit for distribution. > > >> > > > > >> > > I'd really like to see this driver integrated into the kernel. Does anyone care > > >> > > to comment regarding feasibility? > > >> > > > >> > Indeed good news, what is the latest kernel it compiles for? If it > > >> > compiles on Linus' tree it can be stashed into staging while it gets > > >> > properly ported. > > >> > > >> Just so I know who to pester*, will you be driving this? Do you have interest > > >> in also pulling in the VT6655 driver? > > >> > > >> * I won't pester that much. ;) > > > > > > I'm getting the sense that there is not a lot of developer interest in these > > > drivers. Is there anything I can do to aid in getting these drivers into the > > > kernel? > > > > > > I would be willing to send patches, however, my experience with kernel hacking > > > is limited and I don't have a lot of time available to contribute. With a > > > little direction, though, I might be able to get somewhere. > > > > > > Any input would be appreciated. > > > > > > > Best thing is to stash them into staging and hope someone will be > > interested in porting it. > > Would it be helpful if I sent patches that do nothing more than add the source > files as they exist currently to staging, or is there more that needs to happen > for the source files to be appropriate for inclusion there? That would be a good start, I can take it from there. thanks, greg k-h -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-wireless" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
