Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: Private driver support emails should be avoided. | From | Jes Sorensen <> | Date | 04 Aug 2006 10:46:03 -0400 |
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>>>>> "Jeff" == Jeff Garzik <jeff@garzik.org> writes:
Jeff> Just a reminder to folks out there... Don't send private driver Jeff> support emails.
Jeff> I receive a lot of email. A lot. Not as much as Linus or Jeff> Andrew probably, but still sizable. And quite regularly, I will Jeff> receive a private email asking for help on a SATA or net driver Jeff> problem. The poster will include various details on their Jeff> problem, and ask for help debugging the problem. While the Jeff> email will indeed be skimmed -- looking at a mass of bug Jeff> reports, one can better detect patterns -- the people seeking Jeff> support privately will almost NEVER RECEIVE A RESPONSE.
Jeff,
Very sane - I get some of it too, though less so these days :)
What about writing this up and sticking it under Documentation/Reporting-Bugs or something so there's an easy reference to it?
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