Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 29 Jan 2002 20:12:57 -0500 | From | Jeff Garzik <> | Subject | Re: A modest proposal -- We need a patch penguin |
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On Tue, Jan 29, 2002 at 08:00:19PM -0500, Rob Landley wrote: > On Tuesday 29 January 2002 06:13 pm, Linus Torvalds wrote: > > On 30 Jan 2002, Andi Kleen wrote: > > > Does that answer your questions? > > > Would you look at a patch again? > > > > That answers the specific questions about Al and Stephen. > > > > It does NOT address whether consensus has been reached in general, and > > whether people are happy. Is that the case? > > Wouldn't it be nice if somebody could collect this sort of information for > you?
So, you think "somebody" is willing to track all kernel issues and patches?
I don't think that's possible for any person or automated system. [it's possible with a combination of -people- and -automation-, IMHO, though]
> > Also, obviously nobody actually took over maintainership of the patch, > > because equally obviously nobody has been pinging me about it. > > I.E. patches get dropped, even when there's intense interest about them, due > to sheer frustration burning out the patch's maintainer, and scaring away > other potential maintainers. (Is this NOT the case? I could be wrong. > Please point out the flaw in my logic...)
I would point out a flaw if I actually saw any logic...
Are you talking about the EA patch? See Nathan's response and other responses in this thread.
> > For some > > reason you seem to want _me_ to go out of my way to search for patches > > that are over a month old that I don't know whether they are valid or not, > > used or not, or even agreed upon or not. > > I thought I was actually proposing somebody else be formally tasked with the > job of doing that...
You clearly do not realize the enormity of the task.
> > But yes, it's so much easier to blame me. > > Maybe just to suggest that you could use a secretary?
I suggest that you need a Valium.
Jeff
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