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From: Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@pobox.com>
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To: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
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Subject: Re: merge status
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Linus Torvalds wrote:
> The development SHOULD NOT happen during the merge window. The development 
> should have happened in the tree you wait to merge /while waiting/ for the 
> window to open.

In theory.  In reality, when the drain unclogs, peoples' output increases.

I'm NOT arguing either side, mind you.  Just making a note.


> If two weeks of merge window is too short, maybe the four weeks _between_ 
> the windows is long enough to sort things out.

Honestly, I wonder if two weeks is too long.  The shorter the window, 
the more people will work the way you describe above.

	Jeff


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