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SubjectRe: [ANNOUNCE] New Linux Patch Review Group
On Tue, Apr 01, 2014 at 11:40:16AM -0400, Chris Mason wrote:
>
>
> On 04/01/2014 11:16 AM, Boaz Harrosh wrote:
> >On 04/01/2014 05:41 PM, Chris Mason wrote:
> >>
> >>Hello everyone,
> >>
> >>During last week's Collab summit, Jon Corbet suggested we use the power
> >>of social media to improve the Linux kernel patch review process.
> >>
> >>We thought this was a great idea, and have been experimenting with a new
> >>Facebook group dedicated to patch discussion and review. The new group
> >>provides a dramatically improved development workflow, including:
> >>
> >> * One click patch or comment approval
> >> * Comments enhanced with pictures and video
> >> * Who has seen your patches and comments
> >> * Searchable index of past submissions
> >> * A strong community without anonymous flames
> >>
> >>To help capture the group discussion in the final patch submission,
> >>we suggest adding a Liked-by: tag to commits that have been through
> >>group review.
> >>
> >>To use the new group, please join:
> >>
> >>https://www.facebook.com/groups/linuxpatches/
> >>
> >>Once you've joined, you can post patches in the group, or email patches to
> >>linuxpatches@groups.facebook.com
> >>
> >>-chris
> >
> >NACK! I do not have facebook and I do not like patches to be discussed
> >behind my back. On the mailing list we don't even want HTML with bold
> >lettered words so no thanks facebook adds nothing
> >
> >Please obliterate this bad idea.
> >
> >(And I do not have Facebook shares or care to)
>
> It's always hard to move on to new technologies. But at some point we have
> to recognize that the internet has developed a rich culture that the kernel
> community isn't taking full advantage of.
>
> I certainly don't expect everyone to convert right away, but there's a whole
> world out there beyond port 25.

Agreed

Acked-by: Felipe Balbi <balbi@ti.com>

We might even be able to "recruit" a much more diverse group of
reviewers who are undiscovered as of now ;-)

--
balbi
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