From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Mon, 13 Aug 2001 13:17:24 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Mon, 13 Aug 2001 13:17:14 -0400 Received: from fluent1.pyramid.net ([206.100.220.212]:55079 "EHLO fluent1.pyramid.net") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Mon, 13 Aug 2001 13:16:59 -0400 Message-Id: <4.3.2.7.2.20010813101336.00bb0e40@mail.fluent-access.com> X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 4.3.2 Date: Mon, 13 Aug 2001 10:16:35 -0700 To: Alan Cox , pf-kernel@mirkwood.net (PinkFreud) From: Stephen Satchell Subject: Re: Are we going too fast? Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org In-Reply-To: In-Reply-To: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org At 02:11 PM 8/13/01 +0100, Alan Cox wrote: > > Should development continue on the latest and supposedly greatest > > drivers? Or should the existing bugs be fixed first? I've got at least > > three up there that need taking care of, and I'm sure others on this list > > have found more. 3 seperate crashes on 3 seperate installs on 3 seperate > > boxes - that's 100% failure rate. If I get 100% failure on my installs, > > what are others seeing? > >Near enough 0%. But then I try and avoid buying broken chipsets. Back in the old 2.0 days there was a couple of HOWTOs that discussed what hardware worked and didn't work under Linux. I remember using the Ethernet-HOWTO as a "shopping list" when going to ham fests, "Wierd Stuff", and similar consignment/surplus/boneyard houses. Have these HOWTOs been maintained? (I've noticed that a number of very, very useful HOWTOs have fallen into the "unmaintained" category.) I happen to think that "stories around the campfire" are fine, but with an OS like Linux we should have the "Campfire FAQ"... :) Satch