linux-kernel - Re: LZMA compression algorithm in Kernel

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Date:	Thu, 26 Jun 2008 15:37:12 +0200
From:	Tomas M <tomas@...x.org>
To:	Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@...ozas.de>
CC:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: LZMA compression algorithm in Kernel - any chance to allow it?

> The bad thing is, they won't tell you before you submitted it.

By 'they' you mean who?
Who decides what is accepted anyway?

    *  H. Peter Anvin, President ?
    * Jeff Uphoff, Treasurer ?
    * Chris Wright, Secretary ?
    * Kees Cook, Board Member ?
    * Linus Torvalds, Board Member ?

[names quoted from http://kernel.org/nonprofit.html:]


> The good thing is, that it may get accepted nevertheless if sent
> often enough.

Well that point is very interesting and useful indeed :)


Tomas M
slax.org
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