linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Patches for tiny 386 kernels, again. Linux kernel 2.6.22.7

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Message-Id: <20070928145627.4bf99b0f.randy.dunlap@oracle.com>
Date:	Fri, 28 Sep 2007 14:56:27 -0700
From:	Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@...cle.com>
To:	Bill Davidsen <davidsen@....com>
Cc:	Jonathan Campbell <jon@...dgrounds.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Patches for tiny 386 kernels, again. Linux kernel  
 2.6.22.7

On Fri, 28 Sep 2007 17:24:20 -0400 Bill Davidsen wrote:

> Randy Dunlap wrote:
> 
> > This seems reasonable, so I tried to use it.  Here are the results
> > and comments and meta-comments.
> > 
> > 
> > 1.  Please forcibly wrap text lines in mail body at around column 70-72.
> > 
> > 2.  Put patches inline in the mail body, not as attachments.
> > 
> I'll offer this suggestion, knowing it may piss you off, given the 
> difficulty of preserving whitespace on *many* mailers without using 
> attachments, and given that attachments can be saved easily without 
> prying them out of the message, why don't you (one person) switch to a 
> capable mail agent, if only for patches, instead of trying to teach many 
> people to jump through hoops to avoid whitespace issues?

Is "you" referring to me?  You didn't piss me off.
I don't even understand what you are talking about.

BTW, lots of us have capable mail clients.

> Not criticizing, just seems easier for everybody for you to avoid 
> teaching people things they don't find useful elsewhere, or getting 
> discouraged and not bothering.

(again, if "you" are referring to me:)  I generally try to help
people.  Another option is just to give them no feedback and drop
their patches.  I think that's not useful or helpful at all.


---
~Randy
Phaedrus says that Quality is about caring.
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