RFC: Remove Ralink drivers after lenny RC1

[Cesare Tirabassi]

On Sunday 16 March 2008 16:51:11 Ben Hutchings wrote:
> Following lenny RC1, Linux 2.6.24 should transition to lenny.  This will
> make the separate rt2x00 package obsolete.  The rt2x00 drivers should
> also make rt2400, rt2500, rt2570 and rt73 obsolete - and even if they
> don't all work quite as well yet, I don't think those drivers are
> maintainable.
>
> Therefore I intend to request removal of the drivers once this
> transition occurs.  Does anyone object?
>
> Ben.

Ben,

the r2x00 is a disaster for quite a number of people (see for instance 
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/%2Bsource/linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.24/%2Bbug/134660), 
me included.
The only driver which (barely) work on my hardware is 2.0.4.
Personally, I think it will be wise to keep the legacy drivers for a while as 
an alternative for those people that simply can't use (hopefully yet) the 
rt2x00.

Cesare