Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S266035AbUAUUxN (ORCPT ); Wed, 21 Jan 2004 15:53:13 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S266044AbUAUUxN (ORCPT ); Wed, 21 Jan 2004 15:53:13 -0500 Received: from h24-78-210-69.ss.shawcable.net ([24.78.210.69]:61198 "HELO discworld.dyndns.org") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id S266035AbUAUUxL (ORCPT ); Wed, 21 Jan 2004 15:53:11 -0500 Date: Wed, 21 Jan 2004 14:57:18 -0600 From: Charles Cazabon To: Linux Kernel Mailing List Subject: Re: List 'linux-dvb' closed to public posts Message-ID: <20040121145718.A12761@discworld.dyndns.org> Mail-Followup-To: Linux Kernel Mailing List References: <20040121194315.GE9327@redhat.com> <1074717499.18964.9.camel@localhost.localdomain> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5.1i In-Reply-To: <1074717499.18964.9.camel@localhost.localdomain>; from zlynx@acm.org on Wed, Jan 21, 2004 at 01:38:19PM -0700 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1436 Lines: 32 Zan Lynx wrote: > On Wed, 2004-01-21 at 12:56, Linus Torvalds wrote: > > On Wed, 21 Jan 2004, Dave Jones wrote: > > > > > > *sigh*, anyone object to patches marking such mailing lists in > > > MAINTAINERS as 'subscription only' ? > > > > Sounds like they shouldn't be in MAINTAINERS at all if they can't be > > posted to. I mean, what's the point? > > 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? The time it takes is beside the point. If I find a bug, I'll write it up and send it in -- but I'm not going to jump through arbitrary hoops to do it. I may as well just fork the code and fix the damned thing myself :). If they want to close their list, fine -- but then they should set up a separate bug-submission address which is open. Charles -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Charles Cazabon GPL'ed software available at: http://www.qcc.ca/~charlesc/software/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------- - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/