linux-kernel - Re: How to improve the quality of the kernel?

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Message-ID: <20070622112437.GK23017@stusta.de>
Date:	Fri, 22 Jun 2007 13:24:37 +0200
From:	Adrian Bunk <bunk@...sta.de>
To:	Al Boldi <a1426z@...ab.com>
Cc:	Michal Piotrowski <michal.k.k.piotrowski@...il.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: How to improve the quality of the kernel?

On Fri, Jun 22, 2007 at 12:33:13AM +0300, Al Boldi wrote:
> Adrian Bunk wrote:
> > On Thu, Jun 21, 2007 at 04:41:28PM +0300, Al Boldi wrote:
> > > Adrian Bunk wrote:
> > > > Talk is cheap, but unless YOU will do it your emails will only be a
> > > > waste of bandwidth.
> > >
> > > Thanks, and good luck with involving people with this kind of response!
> >
> > It's simply how kernel development works - not by talking but by doing
> > the work.
> 
> This sounds like a brute-force approach, akin to hacking.
> 
> I think it's much more productive to analyze the problem and then design a 
> solution accordingly.

Sure, that's part of creating your solution.

But when you've analyzed the problem and designed a solution, YOU have 
to implement it.

> > Many people thought long-term maintainance for 2.6.16 wouldn't make sense.
> > And I didn't start long discussions whether we need regression tracking -
> > I simply did it.
> 
> Maybe because you are a PRO.
>...

No, simply because I got my ass up.

> Thanks!
> Al

cu
Adrian

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