Re: [PATCH] scsi: target/sbp: remove firewire SBP target driver

From: Finn Thain
Date: Sun Jun 14 2020 - 19:29:04 EST


On Sun, 14 Jun 2020, Chris Boot wrote:

> I expect that if someone finds this useful it can stick around (but
> that's not my call).

Who's call is that? If the patch had said "From: Martin K. Petersen" and
"This driver is being removed because it has the following defects..."
that would be some indication of a good-faith willingness to accept users
as developers in the spirit of the GPL, which is what you seem to be
alluding to (?).

> I just don't have the time or inclination or hardware to be able to
> maintain it anymore, so someone else would have to pick it up.
>

Which is why most drivers get orphaned, right?