Re: [Spca50x-devs] Need help for adding this package to Fedora-Extras

[Tomas Groth <tomasgroth@xxxxxxxx>]

Hi,

>  I have added this package to Fedora-extras for its review and there i
> got question from reviewers about explanation from author about when
> this modulw will be in mainstream kernel?
> https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=198331
> Regards,
> Parag.
> 

This module will probably _never_ be in mainstream kernel, since development of
kernel and module works at very different speeds. spca5xx contains alot of
(relativly) untested code which would never be permitted in the kernel, and
when finally permitted the code in question would probably be obsolete. Besides
that there is the matter of jpeg-decoding in the module which isn't allowed in
the kernel as well, iirc. And there is alot of work in maintaining something
in-kernel. So all in all, it's just easier this way!

cheers,

Tomas

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