Hi everybody, Most of you probably know that I'm packaging open-vm-tools for openSUSE. The packages seem to get quiet some echo and are appreciated.
That much that plenty of requests appear to have something similiar on the 'host' (open-vm-tools are for the guest only). For openSUSE, we provide so called KMPs (Kernel Module Packages) for additional drivers, which are always in sync with the latest updated kernel version we publish. Users basically look for a way to have their vmware installed on a system and no need of taking care of the kernel modules when they update the kernel (6.5 has sort of a mechanism that would ask for the root password and recompile the kernel... but I have rarely seen it working.. normally it segfaults somewhere). What stops us from including the vmware modules into the kernel? I am even able to pass along an offer from a kernel dev (Greg KH) to format the drivers for inclusion and offering his help in getting the modules in. I think Greg is known to most of the Kernel hackers and does not need any further introductions. Otherwise, for sure you know the Linux Driver Project. Everything we can do to make the life of users easier on any platform should be a good thing to do. Best regards, Dominique ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This SF.net email is sponsored by: SourcForge Community SourceForge wants to tell your story. http://p.sf.net/sfu/sf-spreadtheword _______________________________________________ open-vm-tools-devel mailing list open-vm-tools-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/open-vm-tools-devel
