Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1030191AbWLTQVG (ORCPT ); Wed, 20 Dec 2006 11:21:06 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1030190AbWLTQVF (ORCPT ); Wed, 20 Dec 2006 11:21:05 -0500 Received: from tmailer.gwdg.de ([134.76.10.23]:39839 "EHLO tmailer.gwdg.de" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1030191AbWLTQVE (ORCPT ); Wed, 20 Dec 2006 11:21:04 -0500 Date: Wed, 20 Dec 2006 17:13:47 +0100 (MET) From: Jan Engelhardt To: Albert Cahalan cc: kzak@redhat.com, hvogel@suse.de, olh@suse.de, hpa@zytor.com, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, arekm@maven.pl, util-linux-ng@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: util-linux: orphan In-Reply-To: <787b0d920612192242x3788f4bfh3be846d4188e3767@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: References: <787b0d920612192242x3788f4bfh3be846d4188e3767@mail.gmail.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII X-Spam-Report: Content analysis: 0.0 points, 6.0 required _SUMMARY_ Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 994 Lines: 29 >> I've originally thought about util-linux upstream fork, >> but as usually an fork is bad step. So.. I'd like to start >> some discussion before this step. > ... >> after few weeks I'm pleased to announce a new "util-linux-ng" >> project. This project is a fork of the original util-linux (2.13-pre7). > > Well, how about giving me a chunk of it? I'd like /bin/kill please. > I already ship a nicer one in procps anyway, so you can just delete > the files and call that done. (just today I was working on a Fedora > system and /bin/kill annoyed me) How can you ship a "nicer" kill, given that its sole purpose is to accept kill { -l | -t | {-s SIGNUM | -SIGNAME } somepid [morepids] } ? What about merging util-linux and procps? -`J' -- - 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/