Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 21 Jan 2004 13:29:28 -0800 | From | "Randy.Dunlap" <> | Subject | Re: List 'linux-dvb' closed to public posts |
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On Wed, 21 Jan 2004 21:15:50 +0000 Dave Jones <davej@redhat.com> wrote:
| On Wed, Jan 21, 2004 at 01:38:19PM -0700, Zan Lynx wrote: | | > Compared to the time required to write up a good bug report or patch, | > what's the problem with the couple minutes needed to subscribe, | > authorize and _then_ post to the list? | | Closed lists are just *rude*. The only intention is to stop spam, | but personally, I find hoop-jumping like this *more* of an inconvenience | than spam, (and I get a *lot* of spam, several megs a day on a quiet day)
Same here.
| Some maintainers get *really pissed off* when you short-circuit them | and send fixes to Linus directly. But if I'm forced to jump through hoops | each time I fix up random parts of the kernel, I'm going to be equally | as rude as I consider they are by doing the best they can to inconvenience | people with good intentions, and mail them straight to Linus/Andrew/Marcelo.
Agreed. I usually copy such maintainers in private email, but it's too much hassle to subscribe to a mailing list just to post one patch, especially if there are other ways to have it merged.
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