> > I think one of the key arguments I'm making that you are missing is that > IT CAN BE DONE. There are kernel patches to accomodate the S3 Unichrome > chipset. So why aren't these in the main kernel branch? There *are* > patched versions of xorg for unichromes. So why isn't it integrated > into the main tree? I'm not the type to expect things to Just Work, but > I would like it to be a bit easier to make it Work (i.e. not have to > search hundreds of websites for it). If I could just download the > binary drivers, enable the kernel module, and be on my way, I would be > more than happy. Given that the patches exist, how hard could it be? >
There could be lots of reasons why a patch is not included. Maybe it is included in other kernel trees, Like Alan Cox's for example. Which is typically a testing platform for new additions to the kernel. And the stable kernels for distributions will not have it until it is in the main kernel code. Maybe the people who patched a kernel to make things work for via didn't submit the kernel patches to any kernel development. It's not Linus' or Alan's job to search out patches. Maybe someone submitted it, and the the patch was horribly coded, or actually broke something else they were unaware of, or maybe it defied the coding styles, and the kernel developers rejected the patch for any number of reasons. Maybe there are kernel developers working on this as we speak. I know Alan Cox had in the past, and left it alone before the HW acceleration. I mentioned this previous as well. I'm sure the developers are quite busy, and an integrated wonky video card driver is most likely not a very high priority. You can't just download the driver, and install a module because what exists out there is not stable. It's just like running an unstable version of the kernel ... you are on your own. Andy _______________________________________________ clug-talk mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca
