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From: Theodore Tso <tytso@mit.edu>
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On Thu, Aug 23, 2007 at 08:55:04PM -0600, Matthew Wilcox wrote:
> On Thu, Aug 23, 2007 at 09:52:54PM -0500, Matt Mackall wrote:
> > The other part of the puzzle is including the wider Linux community.
> 
> As I said; what's wrong with just using SPI membership?  It's not like
> it is remotely hard for kernel hackers to gain membership in SPI.  And
> somebody else takes care of the bureaucracy for you.

Given the huge overlap between SPI membership and Debian membership,
and then taking a look at the craziness that takes place on various
Debian mailing lists, such as but not limited to debian-legal, I'm
quite convinced that this would be a baaaaaad idea.

						- Ted
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