Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1161240AbWHDOqI (ORCPT ); Fri, 4 Aug 2006 10:46:08 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1161241AbWHDOqG (ORCPT ); Fri, 4 Aug 2006 10:46:06 -0400 Received: from jaguar.mkp.net ([192.139.46.146]:44983 "EHLO jaguar.mkp.net") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1161236AbWHDOqE (ORCPT ); Fri, 4 Aug 2006 10:46:04 -0400 To: Jeff Garzik Cc: "linux-ide@vger.kernel.org" , Linux Kernel , Netdev List Subject: Re: Private driver support emails should be avoided. References: <44C3F2C6.5010001@garzik.org> From: Jes Sorensen Date: 04 Aug 2006 10:46:03 -0400 In-Reply-To: <44C3F2C6.5010001@garzik.org> Message-ID: User-Agent: Gnus/5.09 (Gnus v5.9.0) Emacs/21.4 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1135 Lines: 24 >>>>> "Jeff" == Jeff Garzik writes: Jeff> Just a reminder to folks out there... Don't send private driver Jeff> support emails. Jeff> I receive a lot of email. A lot. Not as much as Linus or Jeff> Andrew probably, but still sizable. And quite regularly, I will Jeff> receive a private email asking for help on a SATA or net driver Jeff> problem. The poster will include various details on their Jeff> problem, and ask for help debugging the problem. While the Jeff> email will indeed be skimmed -- looking at a mass of bug Jeff> reports, one can better detect patterns -- the people seeking Jeff> support privately will almost NEVER RECEIVE A RESPONSE. Jeff, Very sane - I get some of it too, though less so these days :) What about writing this up and sticking it under Documentation/Reporting-Bugs or something so there's an easy reference to it? Cheers, Jes - 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/