Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 21 Jul 2000 16:02:27 -0400 (EDT) | From | Stephen Frost <> | Subject | Re: The big IDE fight in a different light |
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On Fri, 21 Jul 2000, Andre Hedrick wrote:
> On Fri, 21 Jul 2000, Stephen Frost wrote: > > > On Fri, 21 Jul 2000, Scott Long wrote: > > > > > I think the kernel people need to remember one very important thing: you > > > are no longer working for yourselves, as a hobby. Your ideals about what > > > > Wrong. > > > > > So don't try to convince me that *I* am wrong by giving me technical > > > spew. It won't work. And it won't work for the many other users out > > > > The point is to be technically correct. > > Then why is everyone fighting me from preventing "technically incorrect" > commands that can/will hurt/damage/destroy hardware from being rejected?
Would you patch the kernel to require 'unlink' as root ask the user first? I doubt it. As it is I'm not 'fighting' you at all. I don't know enough about the kernel internals and what you're playing w/ to say if it's technically correct or not. I've not voiced any opinion on the patch and if it should be included or not. I do disagree w/ trying to force the issue, however. There is peer-review here, and trying to force people to do what you want is not the way to get everyone to agree. I seem to recall Linus requested that more testing be done because it did alot with the internals. I respect Linus and feel that if he thinks that is neccessary, then that is what should be done.
Trying to force the issue is going to make people upset at you and make them *less* likely to test your patch or agree with you that it should go in.
> Mind you that I have voting membership in the body that writes the > standards, please do not tell me I am wrong with the standards.
I don't care about the standards. :)
Stephen
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