linux-kernel - Re: the " 'official' point of view" expressed by kernelnewbies.org

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Date:	Mon, 24 Jul 2006 11:46:30 -0700 (PDT)
From:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: the " 'official' point of view" expressed by kernelnewbies.org

Followup to:  <200607241857.38889.a1426z@...ab.com>
By author:    Al Boldi <a1426z@...ab.com>
In newsgroup: linux.dev.kernel
> 
> Respect what?  The process or the content?
> 
> Rejecting content due to disrespect for process guidelines would be rather 
> sad.
> 

No, it's not.  That's what you have to do to keep the kernel maintainable.

> If the content is worth its salt, it should be accepted w/o delay, then 
> modified to comply with the process guidelines as necessary.  It's what the 
> GPL allows, afterall.

Uhm, no.  That's basically "throw it over the fence and let someone
else fix the crap."  Fix it first, then it can go in.

	-hpa
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