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To: "Eric S. Raymond" <esr@thyrsus.com>, Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>,
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Subject: Re: Request for comment -- a better attribution system 
In-Reply-To: Message from "Eric S. Raymond" <esr@thyrsus.com> 
   of "Sat, 21 Apr 2001 19:47:06 -0400." <20010421194706.A14896@thyrsus.com> 
Date: Sat, 21 Apr 2001 23:31:13 -0400
From: Horst von Brand <vonbrand@sleipnir.valparaiso.cl>
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"Eric S. Raymond" <esr@thyrsus.com> said:
> Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>:
> > It scales perfectly.

> I must say, in the most respectful way possible, "bullshit!"

> Alan, if MAINTAINERS scaled perfectly I wouldn't have had to spend three months
> just trying to figure out who was reponsible for each of the [Cc]onfig.in
> files.  And even with that amount of effort mostly failing.

What makes you think your scheme will fare any differently?

[...]

> I'm an unusually stubborn and persistent person, as you have cause to
> know.  I really wonder how much good work we've lost because people less 
> stubborn than me simply gave up on the friction costs of trying to identify
> the responsible person(s) for the bits they wanted to change.

They post on LKM as last resort.
-- 
Horst von Brand                             vonbrand@sleipnir.valparaiso.cl
Casilla 9G, Vin~a del Mar, Chile                               +56 32 672616
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