[vdr] AW: Re: DXR3 support patch for vdr-1.1.5

["Bläser, Lars" <LBlaeser@hofheim.de>]

> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> Von: Malcolm Caldwell [mailto:malcolm.caldwell@ntu.edu.au]
> Gesendet am: Dienstag, 23. Juli 2002 06:19
> An: vdr@linuxtv.org
> Betreff: [vdr] Re: DXR3 support patch for vdr-1.1.5

> So the class cDevice is not not designed for what you want to 
> do.  That
> does not mean it is bad, or a mess.
> 
> >From my reading it would seem that this is only a first step 
> toward an
> abstract device class that can accommodate different types of
> input/output devices.

afair this kind of stuff was planed for versions after 1.1.x (1.3.x?)

maybe its useful to have a faq or a "plan" for functions that are "offical" planed for a release number

and for the patch above, its like basic research, you can make a steamtrain fly by using booster rockets - you get interseting structural and aerodynamic data as long as you have no intention of landing that thing ;-)