X-Account-Key: account1 X-UIDL: 124071 X-Mozilla-Keys: Return-Path: X-ListServer: CommuniGate Pro LIST 5.1.3 List-Unsubscribe: List-ID: List-Archive: Precedence: list Message-ID: Reply-To: "OS/2 Wireless Users Mailing List" Sender: "OS/2 Wireless Users Mailing List" To: "OS/2 Wireless Users Mailing List" From: "Steven Levine" Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2007 23:27:11 -0700 X-Original-Message-Id: Subject: Re: [OS2Wireless] Is it time to commission a driver project apart from GenMAC? In , on 09/25/07 at 12:56 PM, "Christian Langanke" said: Hi, >About the contribution of talents: I would say that only a handful of >persons is able to code on that level, and only one person has time for >doing so. Making something OpenSource won't help much here, as many >OpenSource Projects have shown that they do well only if they are funded. >Unless that comes true, I expect that not much will change. Nevertheless >the step to OpenSource must come. Every project is different. However, you might want to take a look a what's happened to Uniaud over the last several months. Folks that don't consider themselves driver programmers have done an excellent job of bringing the code into sync with the current ALSA code base. In addition, they have corrected more than a few defects generated by the process. Funding is useful, but it is hardly a guarantee of sucess. Motivated individuals provide a much better chance for success. I prefer to not conclude that something will fail until it has had a chance to fail. I also prefer to assume that motivated individuals will learn more than they may think they can. Steven -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- "Steven Levine" MR2/ICE 3.00 beta 08pre #10183 eCS/Warp/DIY/14.103a_W4 etc. www.scoug.com irc.ca.webbnet.info #scoug (Wed 7pm PST) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to To switch to the INDEX mode, E-mail to Send administrative queries to To subscribe (new addresses), E-mail to: and reply to the confirmation email. Web archives are publicly available at: http://lists.2rosenthals.com This list is hosted by Rosenthal & Rosenthal, LLC P.O. Box 281, Deer Park, NY 11729-0281. Non- electronic communications related to content contained in these messages should be directed to the above address. (CAN-SPAM Act of 2003) =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=