> ... it's a question of > where we want IBM to put their resources, and taking a developer away from > new function to fix old function or restructure a bunch of drivers won't > help the overall effort much. Then there's testing, etc, etc, etc -- it's > not a free process to get something like this done. I'd put it a different way (with a different conclusion ;-): It is a question of how IBM can not only reduce their own costs (to currently produce a separate driver for a subset of kernels of interest to their customers), but also make sure that the driver exists for all kernels that their customers run. Looks to me like it is a win/win situation for IBM to fix this, and a lose/lose to not...
Peace. -njg
