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List:       dri-devel
Subject:    Re: RFC: libdrm repo
From:       vehemens <vehemens () verizon ! net>
Date:       2009-11-29 22:36:26
Message-ID: 200911291536.36064.vehemens () verizon ! net
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On Sunday 29 November 2009 10:39:34 Maarten Maathuis wrote:
> I enjoy playing the devils advocate occasionally, so take this with a
> grain of salt.
>
> My understanding is that there are roughly 3 bsd kernels that support
> drm userspace interface(free*, open* and netbsd?), each has 1 or 2
> maintainers. For better or worse the linux guys/girls have gone their
> own way.
>
> As far as i can tell kernel driver complexity has gone up in recent
> time, to the point where nouveau (which is a relatively small group of
> people too) has done the same (=move to a linux kernel tree) to avoid
> the significant burden of backporting. Unless the 3 bsd kernels are
> very similar i do not see how you expect to keep up.
>
> Instead of ranting you should ask yourself if it is even possible to
> unify the drm code for all forms of bsd. Accept that the majority of
> developers (which use linux as far as i know) have moved away from the
> development model that you prefer. As the devils advocate i can say
> that the gain for linux-drm from bsd-drm is not worth the effort of
> the old development model, you are (unfortunately) forced to do more
> work.
>
> Robert has accepted the reality, all you can try to do is spread the
> burden across all the bsd's. The way you're being treated is a result
> from the harsh reality that stems from the stalemate that the previous
> development model caused. No amount of complaining is going to change
> the fact that some people don't care about bsd.

I believe that moving away from the current model makes it more difficult 
to "... spread the burden ...", hence my objections.  If you want to call 
that ranting or complaining, so be it.

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