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ARCnet
======
+:Author: Avery Pennarun <apenwarr@worldvisions.ca>
+
.. note::
See also arcnet-hardware.txt in this directory for jumper-setting
@@ -30,18 +32,7 @@ Come on, be a sport! Send me a success report!
(hey, that was even better than my original poem... this is getting bad!)
-
-.. warning::
-
- If you don't e-mail me about your success/failure soon, I may be forced to
- start SINGING. And we don't want that, do we?
-
- (You know, it might be argued that I'm pushing this point a little too much.
- If you think so, why not flame me in a quick little e-mail? Please also
- include the type of card(s) you're using, software, size of network, and
- whether it's working or not.)
-
- My e-mail address is: apenwarr@worldvisions.ca
+----
These are the ARCnet drivers for Linux.
@@ -59,23 +50,14 @@ ARCnet 2.10 ALPHA, Tomasz's all-new-and-improved RFC1051 support has been
included and seems to be working fine!
+.. _arcnet-netdev:
+
Where do I discuss these drivers?
---------------------------------
-Tomasz has been so kind as to set up a new and improved mailing list.
-Subscribe by sending a message with the BODY "subscribe linux-arcnet YOUR
-REAL NAME" to listserv@tichy.ch.uj.edu.pl. Then, to submit messages to the
-list, mail to linux-arcnet@tichy.ch.uj.edu.pl.
-
-There are archives of the mailing list at:
-
- http://epistolary.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/arcnet
-
-The people on linux-net@vger.kernel.org (now defunct, replaced by
-netdev@vger.kernel.org) have also been known to be very helpful, especially
-when we're talking about ALPHA Linux kernels that may or may not work right
-in the first place.
-
+ARCnet discussions take place on netdev. Simply send your email to
+netdev@vger.kernel.org and make sure to Cc: maintainer listed in
+"ARCNET NETWORK LAYER" heading of Documentation/process/maintainers.rst.
Other Drivers and Info
----------------------
@@ -523,17 +505,9 @@ can set up your network then:
It works: what now?
-------------------
-Send mail describing your setup, preferably including driver version, kernel
-version, ARCnet card model, CPU type, number of systems on your network, and
-list of software in use to me at the following address:
-
- apenwarr@worldvisions.ca
-
-I do send (sometimes automated) replies to all messages I receive. My email
-can be weird (and also usually gets forwarded all over the place along the
-way to me), so if you don't get a reply within a reasonable time, please
-resend.
-
+Send mail following :ref:`arcnet-netdev`. Describe your setup, preferably
+including driver version, kernel version, ARCnet card model, CPU type, number
+of systems on your network, and list of software in use.
It doesn't work: what now?
--------------------------