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Subject: [ts-7000] Re: Greg Kroah-Hartman's response to SD-flash close source driver solution:
From: "Jesse Off" <>
Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2007 20:51:02 -0000
--- In  Paulo Marques <> wrote:
>
> Breton M. Saunders wrote:
> > Unfortunately, Linux needs the ability to support proprietary 
drivers...
> 
> Couldn't disagree more. One of the great strengths of Linux comes 
from 
> the fact that its internal API may evolve without worrying about 
> backward compatibility with drivers.

I consider this one of its greatest weaknessess.  Personally, I would 
prefer stable driver API's and a little more respect for legacy.  

//Jesse Off



 
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