linux-kernel - Re: Typo bug [Re: Linux 2.6.27-rc8]

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Message-ID: <20081002052746.GI24654@1wt.eu>
Date:	Thu, 2 Oct 2008 07:27:46 +0200
From:	Willy Tarreau <w@....eu>
To:	Linux-Kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: Typo bug [Re: Linux 2.6.27-rc8]

On Wed, Oct 01, 2008 at 11:33:28PM +0200, Domenico Andreoli wrote:
> On Tue, Sep 30, 2008 at 10:05:46AM +0200, Ingo Molnar wrote:
> > 
> > * J.A. Magallón <jamagallon@....com> wrote:
> > 
> > > > heh. Could you send a patch with a changelog please?
> > > 
> > > Here it goes...I hope its right.
> > 
> > applied to tip/x86/urgent, thanks!
> 
> Ingo, why did you require a patch? Was not it really more simple and
> easy for everyone to write it yourself? Since I am sure it was not only
> a laziness matter (really?), I am very curious to know the reason.

I see two things :
  - preserve authorship of the code
  - "laziness" as you call it, is the only way to scale for a maintainer.

Willy

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