linux-kernel - Re: How to reduce the number of open kernel bugs

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Message-ID: <877iecvack.fsf@basil.nowhere.org>
Date:	Fri, 02 May 2008 20:18:03 +0200
From:	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>
To:	"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...k.pl>
Cc:	Daniel Hazelton <dhazelton@...er.net>,
	"Parag Warudkar" <parag.warudkar@...il.com>,
	"Adrian Bunk" <bunk@...nel.org>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: How to reduce the number of open kernel bugs

"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...k.pl> writes:
>> 
>> And I have to agree here. But there should be something that can be done 
>> to "coax" the maintainers that pull that kind of immature crap into acting 
>> mature and responsible.
>
> Well, how exactly would you want to do that?

He could start to fix a few such bugs he's describing (usually with
very vague reports) by himself. Or instead of fixing them just trying
to get all the information out of the reporter. Then he would realize
what the the difference between theory and practice is.

-Andi
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