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- Newsgroups: comp.os.linux
- Path: sparky!uunet!destroyer!cs.ubc.ca!newsserver.sfu.ca!rchen
- From: rchen@fraser.sfu.ca (Robert Chen)
- Subject: Re: ANNOUNCE: Linux 0.98 pl5
- Message-ID: <1992Nov17.231051.19258@sfu.ca>
- Sender: Ken Clark
- Organization: Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, B.C., Canada
- References: <1992Nov15.220138.5434@klaava.Helsinki.FI> <jpo.721994610@hrz.tu-chemnitz.de>
- Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1992 23:10:51 GMT
- Lines: 46
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- In article <jpo.721994610@hrz.tu-chemnitz.de> jpo@informatik.tu-chemnitz.de (Joerg Pommnitz) writes:
- >Hello (Linux-)world !
- >
- >These wishlist is especially for Linus, but it might be interesting for some
- >others, too.
- >
-
- >[ed: wants some kernel patches floating around put in the standard kernel]
-
- >
- >Most of the patches don't break the standard kernel, because they are
- >selectable via defines (for instance -DSELECTION).
- >
- >So this is a suggestion to the contributors: make your patches selectable,
- >it might become easier for Linus to include them to the standard sources, if
- >he can switch them off.
- >
- >I hope this will start a useful discussion, so please no flames.
- >
- > Joerg
-
- The contributors keep their patches to themselves for a reason
- (whatever reason doesn't matter since it is their own). Usually
- it is because they don't think their code is stable enough for the general
- public to have to deal with, but there are other reasons.
-
- I have never heard of Linus flatly refusing to include anyone's
- patches into the kernel that are clean and add something standard
- and/or useful to everyone. The only exception might be for some device
- drivers that would be better to add after the linux loadable device
- driver stuff is finished.
-
- I think that this discussion is moot because:
-
- 1) Linus has shown extremely good taste in what he adds to his kernel.
- (IMHO)
-
- 2) Contributors allways send patches to Linus when they are good and ready.
-
- 3) Loadable device drivers will allow people to add odd-ball wierd
- hardware device drivers to the kernel with or without Linus'
- blessing.
-
- Just my 0.02.
-
- - Ken
-