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Date: Sat, 21 Apr 2007 15:10:52 -0700 (PDT)
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Subject: Re: [PATCH] Remove "obsolete" label from ISDN4Linux (v3)
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From: Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>
Date: Sat, 21 Apr 2007 21:58:44 +0100

> On Sat, 21 Apr 2007 15:07:51 +0200
> Tilman Schmidt <tilman@imap.cc> wrote:
> 
> > From: Tilman Schmidt <tilman@imap.cc>
> > 
> > The "obsolete" label on the ISDN_I4L Kconfig option is not, and
> > has never been, accurate. It has already prompted repeated attempts
> > to remove actively used functionality from the kernel without a
> > working replacement. This patch removes the incorrect label and
> > corrects the accompanying help text.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Tilman Schmidt <tilman@imap.cc>
> 
> Nak-by: Alan Cox <alan@redhat.com>
> 
> If it isn't obsolete then fix the code to use the newer APIs as its about
> to end up && BROKEN let alone Obsolete. Make yourself maintainer and go
> for it.

This is my opinion too.

There is zero work being done on that subsystem to freshen it up
and make it current in any way.

Lack of a working replacement is not an argument for anything.