Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Mon, 22 Apr 2002 13:17:22 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Mon, 22 Apr 2002 13:17:21 -0400 Received: from dsl-213-023-039-131.arcor-ip.net ([213.23.39.131]:13469 "EHLO starship") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Mon, 22 Apr 2002 13:17:21 -0400 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII From: Daniel Phillips To: Jeff Garzik Subject: Re: BK, deltas, snapshots and fate of -pre... Date: Sun, 21 Apr 2002 19:17:45 +0200 X-Mailer: KMail [version 1.3.2] Cc: Larry McVoy , Linus Torvalds , Ian Molton , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org In-Reply-To:

<20020422131011.D6638@havoc.gtf.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7BIT Message-Id: Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Monday 22 April 2002 19:10, Jeff Garzik wrote: > On Sun, Apr 21, 2002 at 05:50:25PM +0200, Daniel Phillips wrote: > > On Monday 22 April 2002 17:44, Larry McVoy wrote: > > > On Sun, Apr 21, 2002 at 02:53:13PM +0200, Daniel Phillips wrote: > > > > I hope I made it clear that I believe BK is helping Linux. Furthermore, I > > > > don't see why Larry should not collect some advertising for his contribution. > > > > Within limits. IMHO, we're on the wrong side of the limit at the moment, > > > > and moving further with no sign of moderating. > > > > > > Yes, because so many purchasing managers spend their time reading the > > > Documentation subdirectory of the Linux kernel in order to decide what > > > SCM system they should use. > > > > > > The existence (or non-existence) of the docs has absolutely no marketing > > > value to BK. > > > > So you have no problem with moving them to a website, leaving a url in > > SubmittingPatches? > > Do you have a problem with moving other docs out to Websites, which are > describing closed-spec hardware? Such hardware (and their vendors) are > actively anti-open source, yet we have documents describing those, too. The other example specifically mentioned was the CVS documentation for jfs, and yes, I think that moving those instructions to the web site in question would make a lot of sense, leaving a URL wherever the docs once were. By definition, the CVS instructions will be available on that site as long as they are useful, and not a moment longer. This is all irrespective of the fact that CVS does not have the problem of having a restrictive license, but since you asked... -- Daniel - 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/