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Message-ID: <46609AEC.4070603@zytor.com>
Date:	Fri, 01 Jun 2007 15:17:16 -0700
From:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
To:	Krzysztof Halasa <khc@...waw.pl>
CC:	Scott Preece <sepreece@...il.com>,
	"John Anthony Kazos Jr." <jakj@...-k-j.com>,
	Valdis.Kletnieks@...edu, akpm@...ux-foundation.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [patch 1/1] document Acked-by:

Krzysztof Halasa wrote:
> "Scott Preece" <sepreece@...il.com> writes:
> 
>> This is a question worth answering - is it rude to ack/nak a patch if
>> you're not a maintainer or otherwise known-to-be-trusted, or is it OK
>> for anyone to express an opinion? Andrew's patch text seems to imply
>> that it's generally OK.
> 
> Every pair of eyes (or a single one) looking at the patch in question
> is a good thing. I can't imagine why would one want to look at the
> code if he/she can't ack or nak or otherwise comment it.

I think the comment had to do with the concept that ACK/NAK implies
authority.  If you're not the maintainer, it's rude to imply that you
are.  Obvious, test reports (good or bad!) are always welcome.

	-hpa
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