FreeLists / openbeosnetteam / [openbeosnetteam] Re: Kernel move... [LONG]

["Axel Dörfler" <axeld@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

[R5 replacement network driver]
> That has NEVER been a desire of the project. I realise certain people 
> here
> have wanted it, but that's never been a target of my work. If people 
> really
> feel strangly about it they can fork and finish things themselves. I 
> really
> don't mind people doing that but would caution them to the effort 
> involved.
> select still doesn't work correctly despite all your efforts (amazing 
> though
> the work you've put in is) and fixing that will take some time I 
> suspect.
> Also PPP and the related protocols still need to be finished.

Before you move to far away from R5, I would recommend to inspect what 
the new platform offers us in terms of debugging.
That's not only because I don't want to waste my work that's gone into 
the userland server, having improper debugging tools and to reboot all 
over can seriously slow down development and be discouraging over the 
long run :)

I admit I would really like to see a new (and working) networking stack 
on R5, but since it's so near (and also a good testing platform), I 
think it would be stupid to neglect that opportunity.

Adios...
   Axel.