Date: Sat, 13 Dec 1997 16:08:19 +0000 From: njs3@doc.ic.ac.uk (Niall Smart) To: hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Proposed code merge, objections? Message-ID: <E0xgu71-0000CE-00@ash3.doc.ic.ac.uk> In-Reply-To: j@uriah.heep.sax.de (J Wunsch) "Re: Proposed code merge, objections?" (Dec 13, 4:04pm)
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On Dec 13, 4:04pm, J Wunsch wrote: } Subject: Re: Proposed code merge, objections? > > I've been told there is no official policy on this, so I want some > > feedback. I am considering currently a merge of the alog driver > > (Industrial Computer Source AIO8-P) into -stable. > > -stable is not meant to accumulate new features from -current. Unless > there are strong reasons, new drivers should not migrate there. This > _is_ official policy. Does this include drivers for common peripherals such as network cards and SCSI controllers? Why wouldn't you want to back-port a driver in -current to -stable if it has proved reliable? Has the driver/rest of kernel interface changed significantly in -current? Niall @h
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