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From: Sam Ravnborg <sam@ravnborg.org>
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On Wed, Feb 25, 2004 at 10:05:32AM -0800, Linus Torvalds wrote:
> 
> 
> On Wed, 25 Feb 2004, Sam Ravnborg wrote:
> > 
> > If we take the vendor persåective here. Then why should they make their
> > driver open source, when the middle layer is not part of the 
> > main stream kernel?
> 
> And why should we take the vendor perspective?

The people developing Inifiband support ask for a review.
And to me it looks too easy to say "no open source driver", so 
do not expect a review. Everything is voluntary of course.

Inclusion in the kernel is for me a different matter.

> We don't add drivers for stuff that doesn't exist, and is not even likely 
> to be used much. That way, when problems occur (and they _will_ occur), 
> the burden of the crap will be firmly on the shoulders of the people who 
> should care.

Yep, agree on that - but does not conflict when what I meant to say.

	Sam