Bug#441467: Please review new driver for ZapMicro ZMA8XX series cards

[Tzafrir Cohen]

On Sun, Sep 09, 2007 at 06:33:22PM -0700, Joey Korkames wrote:
> Subject: zaptel: Please review new driver for ZapMicro ZMA8XX series cards
> Package: zaptel
> Version: 1:1.4.3~llnw.ops.xenu
> Severity: wishlist
> Tags: patch
> 
> Hello zaptel team:
> 
> I've just bought a ZapMicro Inc. TDM800P Digium-clone card ("zma800p"). 
> It requires an
> extra driver ZapMicro made for it, derived from the source for the 
> wctdm.c driver (part of
> current Zaptel).
> 
> They've put a GPL preamble at the top of their driver source 
> ("zma8xx.c") so I believe it is safe for inclusion into the Zaptel 
> package.

Contacted support at zapmicro.com , which is the address listed on the
driver. I only got a boilerplate response. I asked them a technical
question and am yet to get an answer.

I do not think it is proper to add a driver that nither of us can
maintain and fix. If you want to get the driver inside, I see three
options:

1. Make it get into Zaptel.

2. (Failing 1) - Get ZapMicro to be able to answer technical questions
   and provide timely response to technical issues.

3. (Failing 1 and 2) - if someone with their hardware is willing to at
   least test fixes on the driver in a timely manner (before packages are
   released), and hopefully also some opinions on fixes.

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