Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Sat, 1 Dec 2001 13:05:57 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Sat, 1 Dec 2001 13:05:47 -0500 Received: from obelix.hrz.tu-chemnitz.de ([134.109.132.55]:63914 "EHLO obelix.hrz.tu-chemnitz.de") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Sat, 1 Dec 2001 13:05:31 -0500 Date: Sat, 1 Dec 2001 19:05:29 +0100 From: Ingo Oeser To: Rik van Riel Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Coding style - a non-issue Message-ID: <20011201190529.A782@nightmaster.csn.tu-chemnitz.de> In-Reply-To:

Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2i In-Reply-To: ; from riel@conectiva.com.br on Sat, Dec 01, 2001 at 09:18:54AM -0200 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Sat, Dec 01, 2001 at 09:18:54AM -0200, Rik van Riel wrote: > Biological selection does nothing except removing the weak > ones, it cannot automatically create systems which work well. > > In short, I believe the biological selection is just that, > selection. The creation of stuff will need some direction. Creation is as simple as: 1. If you encounter a problem, try to solve it. 2. If you cannot solve it, mark/document/publish it and try to work around it for now. 3. If you cannot work around it, leave it to other people and offer help. Which is pretty much what this list here is for ;-) Regards Ingo Oeser -- Science is what we can tell a computer. Art is everything else. --- D.E.Knuth - 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/