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SubjectRe: PATCH: Raw device IO for 2.1.131
On Wed, Dec 16, 1998 at 01:18:28PM -0500, Paul Barton-Davis wrote:

> >That is my point. Write the code, show what it does, and why it
> >is the technically superior solution to the problem at hand, THEN
> >submit it to linus, perhaps with some benchmarks.
> >
> >Then and only then will it become reality.
>
> Although its hard to argue with the above, I will. The reluctance of
> the kernel community to discuss (re)design issues in the absence of
> working code can act as a brake on people actually coming up with
> interesting new solutions.

This first discussion is a quite good filter protecting against bad ideas.
An idea is worth the more to be implemented the less scratches it takes
during that discussion.

Ralf

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