linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/7] OMFS filesystem version 3

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Message-ID: <20080415195330.17f63348@the-village.bc.nu>
Date:	Tue, 15 Apr 2008 19:53:30 +0100
From:	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
To:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:	Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>,
	Adrian Bunk <bunk@...nel.org>,
	David Woodhouse <dwmw2@...radead.org>,
	Miklos Szeredi <miklos@...redi.hu>, me@...copeland.com,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/7] OMFS filesystem version 3

> You can continue to ignore my logic, but that won't go unnoticed.
> 
> Just as a thought exercise: should we merge a small and well-written
> driver which has zero users?

We've previously merged ones that fit this category and have one user. If
the driver doesn't disrupt core code and is useful to help other people
write drivers then I think we should. It may also get more users as a
result.

This is a free software project not a business enterprise.

Alan

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