Re: Driver for via-velocity gigabit NIC

On Wed, Mar 08, 2006 at 09:00:18AM -0500, Marty Connor wrote:
> On Mar 8, 2006, at 8:41 AM, Timothy Legge wrote:
 <snip/>
> >creation of the driver (over a year ago).  I like the current method
> >better.  That being said, I fully plan to review how my current method
                             ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

> >differs from the method that did not work.  As you said in a previous
> >email the problem is probably small and will be useful as a learning
> >experience.
> 
> I am not convinced.  The "learning experience" should be done now,  
> not later.
> There's a lot about Etherboot I don't know, and when I don't, I ask  
> for help from people who do.
> What is troubling to me is not just that don't know why code works or  
> doesn't work, but that you feel comfortable committing code you don't  
> understand well.
> 
> >>Assuming the code worked in the Linux driver you were
> >>porting, it should work in Etherboot.  If it does not, we
> >>should know why.
> >
> >Completely irrelevant.
> 
> I say it is.


I see people argueing, but I don't see were they disagree.
In fact, I think they only use different words for the same goal:


   A Good Working  Etherboot



Yours
Geert Stappers


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