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Subject: Re: [parisc-linux] Re: OK, let's try cleaning up another nit. Is anyone paying attention?
To: esr@thyrsus.com
Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2001 14:43:49 +0100 (BST)
Cc: alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk (Alan Cox),
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> Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>:
> > I have for one. Its definitely the wrong approach to bomb Linus with patches
> > when doing the merge of an architecture. All the architecture folk with in
> > their own trees for good reason.
> 
> On the other hand, Linus has objected to the One-Big-Patch approach in
> the past with respect to things like the networking and VM code.  How
> are people to know what the right thing is?

Who said anything about one big patch ?

Just because you have a lot of differences doesnt mean you send Linus one giant
splat of code. I don't send Linus -ac for example.

Alan



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