Messages in this thread |  | | | Date | Thu, 3 Mar 2005 10:27:12 -0800 (PST) | | From | Linus Torvalds <> | | Subject | Re: RFD: Kernel release numbering |
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On Thu, 3 Mar 2005, Jeff Garzik wrote: > > The only problem I see with this -- and its a minor problem -- is that > some patches that belong in the 2.6.X.Y tree go straight to you/Andrew, > rather than to $sucker.
Yes. I think people will have to be taught, and get used to the new world order, and that could take a long time. And don't get me wrong, I include myself in those people, ie it's not just that everybody else needs to learn to Cc: the new group (I assume it's best to have a mailing alias, to allow the thing to have multiple people involved even before it gets to the vetting stage, and then have a _separate_ mail alias for the "vettign group" people).
Think of how the -mm tree has evolved - with me and Andrew learning how the other side acts and works. This would be the same thing, except hopefully on a smaller scale (ie the _volume_ of patches had better be an order of magnited smaller not just in size but in number too). It wasn't just "let's set up Andrew". It was a learning experience.
And yes, we'll probably get duplicated changes, _especially_ early on. But at least nobody seems to hate this idea, so I think we should drop the original even/odd suggestion for now, and see if this would make more sense..
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