Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S932736AbXBJQLI (ORCPT ); Sat, 10 Feb 2007 11:11:08 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S932740AbXBJQLI (ORCPT ); Sat, 10 Feb 2007 11:11:08 -0500 Received: from smtp16.wxs.nl ([195.121.247.7]:50643 "EHLO smtp16.wxs.nl" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S932736AbXBJQLF (ORCPT ); Sat, 10 Feb 2007 11:11:05 -0500 Date: Sat, 10 Feb 2007 17:12:51 +0100 From: jos poortvliet X-Face: $0>4o"Xx2u2q(Tx!D+6~yPc{ZhEfnQnu:/nthh%Kr%f$aiATk$xjx^X4admsd*)=?utf-8?q?IZz=3A=5FkT=0A=09=7CurITP!=2E?=)L`*)Vw@4\@6>#r;3xSPW`,~C9vb`W/s]}Gq]b!o_/+(lJ:b)=?utf-8?q?T0=26KCLMGvG=7CS=5E=0A=09z=7B=5C=2E7EtehxhFQE=27eYSsir/=7CtQ?= =?utf-8?q?j=23rWQe4o?=>WC>_R To: Randy Dunlap Cc: Chuck Ebbert , Andrew Morton , ck@vds.kolivas.org, Con Kolivas , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Message-id: <200702101712.55855.jos@mijnkamer.nl> MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary=nextPart1767567.0p22RZl49c Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit User-Agent: KMail/1.9.5 + Features References: <200702091038.37143.kernel@kolivas.org> <45CD0557.4090709@redhat.com> <20070209155410.59e0cf4b.randy.dunlap@oracle.com> Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 2547 Lines: 71 --nextPart1767567.0p22RZl49c Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline Op Saturday 10 February 2007, schreef Randy Dunlap: > On Fri, 09 Feb 2007 18:35:51 -0500 Chuck Ebbert wrote: > > Andrew Morton wrote: > > > I have an email sitting in my drafts folder stating that I'll no long= er > > > accept any features unless they've been publically reviewed in detail > > > and run-time tested by a third party. The idea being to force people > > > to spend more time reviewing and testing each other's stuff and less > > > time writing new stuff. Maybe on a sufficiently gloomy day I'll > > > actually send it. > > > > /me sneaks into Andrew's office and sends it out. > > Thanks. 8) Well, is it smart? I mean, it's not stupid of course, but it has its=20 disadvantages which Andrew already mentioned. Less time for writing new=20 stuff. So it is a tradeoff, most likely the reason why he didn't send it ye= t.=20 What are the sideeffects of this? Does it repel people? Or controversely, d= oes=20 it bring new people in, who are asked by others to do a little review?=20 Does it lead to better documented and commented code, to help the review=20 process? Does it lead to worse reviews? Does it stiffle innovation, or, as= =20 more ppl work on one patch, does it stimulate it? Will people start to=20 cooperate more, or will they argue and fight when someone refuses to review= =20 patches? Anyway, you can't know these in advance, and watching what it does is the o= nly=20 way to find out. Its Andrew's call, either way. Days should't be gloomy, but if they do, trying new things is the only way = to=20 find a solution. The growing amount of people workin on the kernel and the= =20 increasing demands from the users force the kernel community to evolve, and= =20 central figures like Andrew and Linus play a big role in this. I think you= =20 guys have done a great job until now, and I trust you can keep it that way. Jos --nextPart1767567.0p22RZl49c Content-Type: application/pgp-signature -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQBFze8H+wgQ1AD35iwRAg5UAJoD7FOSsSY7McfU+TijKaRyAlSDCwCfeCfQ 8fgAQvegoyK+V0fPW1VmGVc= =66jN -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --nextPart1767567.0p22RZl49c-- - 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/