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To: "David S. Miller" <davem@redhat.com>
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Subject: Re: Release Policy
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From: Jes Sorensen <jes@sunsite.dk>
Date: 05 Dec 2001 15:27:38 +0100
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"David S. Miller" <davem@redhat.com> writes:
> Are you suggesting that, for example, I should send every Sparc change
> to this list?
> 
> I bet a lot of what he is seeing are driver and arch updates.
> 
> Such updates really only need to go through his "stupid filter"
> when it is coming from the maintainer, but it does add up and
> take up time.

A real problem is the large number of driver patches that come in
from non maintainers.

Jes
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