Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S261909AbUAUVRI (ORCPT ); Wed, 21 Jan 2004 16:17:08 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S262328AbUAUVRI (ORCPT ); Wed, 21 Jan 2004 16:17:08 -0500 Received: from delerium.codemonkey.org.uk ([81.187.208.145]:53145 "EHLO delerium.codemonkey.org.uk") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S261909AbUAUVRF (ORCPT ); Wed, 21 Jan 2004 16:17:05 -0500 Date: Wed, 21 Jan 2004 21:15:50 +0000 From: Dave Jones To: Zan Lynx Cc: Linus Torvalds , Linux Kernel Mailing List Subject: Re: List 'linux-dvb' closed to public posts Message-ID: <20040121211550.GK9327@redhat.com> Mail-Followup-To: Dave Jones , Zan Lynx , Linus Torvalds , 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 In-Reply-To: <1074717499.18964.9.camel@localhost.localdomain> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1076 Lines: 23 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) 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. Dave - 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/