linux-ext4 - Re: Work on ext4

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Date:	Fri, 25 Jul 2014 11:22:02 -0400
From:	Nick Krause <xerofoify@...il.com>
To:	"Theodore Ts'o" <tytso@....edu>
Cc:	linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Work on ext4

On Fri, Jul 25, 2014 at 10:59 AM, Theodore Ts'o <tytso@....edu> wrote:
> On Thu, Jul 24, 2014 at 10:29:49PM -0400, Nick Krause wrote:
>> Sorry about my other issues Ted. But if you would like to give
>> me a change, I would like to help out on ext4 development.
>> Just tell me what I should read before I start helping out:).
>
> So here's my concern.  The patches and questions which you've sent to
> LKML seem to indicate either that (a) you are incredibly sloppy, (b)
> you're technically not very capable, or (c) you were so enthusiastic
> to Make A Difference that you were sending out patches and asking
> questions without spending any time to think, test, and spending time
> doing research.
>
> Whichever it is, the worry to me is that you will consume far more of
> my time and other developers than the actual effort you will actually
> end up contributing.  So the "help" ends up sucking away precious
> developer time and bandwidth.
>
> If you can send pointers to actual technical work you've done that
> might pursuade folks that you can actually contribute in a positive
> fashion, that might be helpful.
>
> Regards,
>
>                                                 - Ted

Ted,
I was being sloppy. I screwed up if you want my help still, please
let me known.
Nick
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