Date: Sat, 19 Mar 2005 14:02:05 -0700 From: Bob Beck <beck@bofh.cns.ualberta.ca> To: Scott Long <scottl@samsco.org> Cc: Theo de Raadt <deraadt@cvs.openbsd.org> Subject: Re: Adaptec AAC raid support Message-ID: <20050319210205.GI22961@bofh.cns.ualberta.ca> Resent-Message-ID: <20050319211150.GK22961@bofh.cns.ualberta.ca> In-Reply-To: <423C8FF9.3020808@samsco.org> References: <200503191743.j2JHhW1u024795@cvs.openbsd.org> <423C7EB1.9060704@samsco.org> <opsnwhyre4lgycge@localhost.worldwithoutwire.com> <423C86A6.5020203@samsco.org> <20050319203016.GF22961@bofh.cns.ualberta.ca> <423C8BFF.6060500@samsco.org> <20050319203712.GG22961@bofh.cns.ualberta.ca> <423C8FF9.3020808@samsco.org>
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> Sorry, I got suckered into a side argument about why the kernel driver > in OpenBSD sucks. Yes, the management app is closed, but the driver is > open. And if the OpenBSD driver sucks and people want it to stop > crashing and don't want to go beating their heads against the wall at > Adaptec asking for driver specs, then they are welcome to come ask me > for info. My point is that I'm offering direct help in this area. My > suspicion is that political goals are more important than making the > driver work. > A driver without the management portion of it is really crippled, it's incomplete, at that point, why run it? you're just asking to get hosed at the wrong time. While I appreciate the offer to help fix the half driver, we need the other half for it to be really something we should be including in GENERIC and telling users they should buy and run -Bob
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