Messages in this thread | | | From | Rob Landley <> | Subject | Re: Disgusted with kbuild developers | Date | Fri, 15 Feb 2002 16:24:59 -0500 |
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On Friday 15 February 2002 01:55 pm, Eric S. Raymond wrote: > Alexander Viro <viro@math.psu.edu>: > > > Neither Linus nor anyone else ever said to me "Eric, it's your job to > > > make that change." When I asked for guidance, Linus blackholed my > > > mail. > > > > Oh! Come and see the violence inherent in the system! > > Help! Help! I'm being repressed! > > Your reply was pretty funny. Well, I laughed anyway. > > But laughter won't make the chronic communications problems go away.
Speaking as a proud member of Al Viro's killfile (from one work account and one home accounts, each time for lkml postings he wasn't cc:'d on, which somehow set him off anyway), I really doubt he perceives lack of communication as much of a problem. More of a solution. :)
Seeing a conspiracy in the existence of any posts to public mailing lists other than linux-kernel is, however, the kind of paranoia for which medication is prescribed. (Would the reactionary front have preferred Eric email the various developers directly in a big CC:, instead of a posting to a PUBLIC LIST, which apparently Jeff DID find and highlighted? I'd say the "help help this is being repressed" came at the start of this thread, not when Eric jumped in.)
And when did talking to Linus directly (in email or on the phone) become something that Linus needed to be protected from? (Look out guys! Some people are thinking of TALKING DIRECTLY TO LINUS! Without consulting us first! They must be found and stopped!)
And here I thought Linus was very good at saying no, in a multitude of contexts...
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