2.3.51 tulip broken

[Jeff Garzik]

Blu3Viper wrote:
> 
> On Tue, 21 Mar 2000, Brian Leeper wrote:
> > > > Now that Donald is no longer providing updates for the tulip NIC driver I'm
> > > > sure that there will not be working support for these cards in the 2.4
> > > > kernel series.
> > > that's pretty funny
> > No, it's really not
> 
> Even tho I'm on Donald's side, I really don't believe Jeff thinks in the
> sligtest that Donald is not going to write anymore drivers :)

Jorg's message (the first quoted statement above) was really insulting
to me, since I have been hacking on Tulip in prep for 2.4.0.  (note --
please don't flame him, Jorg has since sent me a nicer message in
private mail)

So I responded sarcastically, and boy was it misunderstood.  C'est la
vie.  :)

I think it would be a real loss if Donald gave up the network driver
world, and I would never argue the fact that he has already contributed
a great deal to Linux, and to net drivers in particular.


> Even I found the statement humorous because yes I do think Donald will be
> updating his code and yes I do think that things will settle eventually and
> Jeff and Donald will work together.  Donald -really- knows about NIC
> chipsets and Jeff knows he can benefit from that.

Agree 100%, no question about it!

Regards,

	Jeff


-- 
Jeff Garzik              | Tact is the ability to tell a man 
Building 1024            | he has an open mind when he has a
MandrakeSoft, Inc.       | hole in his head.  (-random fortune)
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