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On 4/5/24 12:41, Leon Romanovsky wrote:
> On Thu, Apr 04, 2024 at 08:46:41PM +0100, Edward Cree wrote:
>> On 04/04/2024 19:35, Leon Romanovsky wrote:
>>> On Thu, Apr 04, 2024 at 07:06:53PM +0100, Edward Cree wrote:
>>>> Why?  What does the kernel get out of it?
>>>>
>>>> Maybe *you* need them to be supported, but maybe you should have
>>>>   thought of that earlier in the design process.  ("A failure on
>>>>   your part to foresee the eminently foreseeable does not
>>>>   constitute an emergency on mine.")
>>>> If we let folks bypass our standards with a _fait accompli_, we
>>>>   don't really have standards in the first place.
>>>
>>> Sorry, who are "we" and what are "our standards"?
>>
>> As should be obvious from context, "we" in that sentence referred to
>>   the mainline kernel.  And while participants in this thread currently
>>   disagree on what "our standards" are, I hope it is not contentious
>>   that the kernel community *does* have standards as to what code and
>>   design is acceptable for inclusion.
> 
> You didn't answer my question. What are "our standards"?
> 
> Thanks
> 

Our standards include use of tone that is welcoming, and, in this
thread, you are aggressive instead.

With that said, I appreciate your review feedback that I have received
from you.