Post #1890220

2026-04-26 11:00 UTC

@uecker @kernellogger @klausman There was no such question when concerns of removal of the drivers were raised. Complains about dropped drivers did not come with "I wanted to devote my time, but I was rejected". No one was rejected, because no one volunteered to handle all this.

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@klausman@mas.to 2026-04-26 11:41

@krzk @uecker As you keep @-adding me in your discussion: my only point was that _earlier warning_ would be nice. Even running all .0 kernels can be a bit late as by then, the decisison has been made. It's not _impossible_ to bring a driver back, but I feel a lot of work and time could be saved if people had a way to be informed of driver removals as the relevant discussions happen, then they can chime in. Given the distributed discussion of kernel matters, this currently is not very feasible.

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@uecker@mastodon.social 2026-04-26 11:41

@krzk @kernellogger @klausman People affected are most like not even seeing this discussion on the kernel list. I am just generally concerned about the development that "free software" is now something shaped by north-american tech's interests, and I push back against the idea that everybody who has other interests should be able to afford to vest a substantial amount of time or money. But if this is not the case here and truly nobody cares, I am not at against dropping the drivers.

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