Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: People need to say "no" | Date | Thu, 25 Feb 1999 23:10:11 -0400 | From | Horst von Brand <> |
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lm@bitmover.com (Larry McVoy) said:
> : That said, I think you are over estimating our (the Linux community) > : place in the development of Linux. Linus gets to decide.
> That's not the point at all. The point is whether we are learning > anything or are we just counting on Linus to catch every bad idea we > want to put into the kernel. We should be working smarter every day, > not just working and hoping it is right. That means we should understand > /why/ Linus says yes to some things and no to others.
Problem is, there are always newbie kernel hackers (wannabees?). How do you propose to bring them up to speed instantly? I believe this list (for one data point) has grown enormously lately... -- Horst von Brand vonbrand@sleipnir.valparaiso.cl Casilla 9G, Viña del Mar, Chile +56 32 672616
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