linux-kernel - Re: IRC?

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Message-ID: <f73f7ab80812291823t2eb66f5dw900e854a8941ddf7@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Mon, 29 Dec 2008 21:23:01 -0500
From:	"Kyle Moffett" <kyle@...fetthome.net>
To:	"Jesper Juhl" <jj@...osbits.net>
Cc:	lmage11@...ny.rr.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: IRC?

On Mon, Dec 29, 2008 at 8:40 PM, Jesper Juhl <jj@...osbits.net> wrote:
> IRC channels can be a nice suplement when a few people need to discuss
> something in semi-real-time related to some LKML thread or just some
> kernel related topic, but it's no replacement for the mailing list.

Especially considering that LKML can reach up to 60 lines per second
for sustained periods of time during certain discussions, even
excluding patch content.  With subject filters and threading, that's
perfectly OK.  With a single big honkin' IRC channel it is beyond
useless.

Cheers,
Kyle Moffett
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