linux-kernel - Re: The bzip2/lzma patches

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Date:	Wed, 31 Dec 2008 15:22:58 +0100
From:	Alain Knaff <alain@...ff.lu>
To:	Sam Ravnborg <sam@...nborg.org>
CC:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	the arch/x86 maintainers <x86@...nel.org>, greg@...ah.com,
	Roland <devzero@....de>
Subject: Re: The bzip2/lzma patches

Sam Ravnborg wrote:
> Hi Alain.
> 
>> If I may suggest something: what if *YOU* provided a patch (or series of
>> patches, or whatever you like) complying to your high stylistic
>> requirements
> 
> hpa does not have any high stylistic requirments he just have good taste.
> He simply ask you do do a better job and if you want this in then
> please follow his advice.
> 
> Asking him to do the job you want to have done is just not the way forward.
> 
> 	Sam

Thanks for the advice. You're right, this is not the way forward. I must
admit that I did indeed an huge mistake with this patch.

I've initially developed it a couple of years ago for use in udpcast.
Once done, regular attention was needed for it to adapt it to new
kernels. At one point in time (this September), I figured that I could
save that maintenance effort by getting it integrated into the mainline
kernel. At the same time, I figured, other developers of embedded
systems could profit from it. A win-win situation. Or so I thought.

However, now that I look back on the 3 past months, I figure that the
amount of effort that I poured into this was disproportionate compared
to what I used to spend on maintaining it out of kernel. Even if I
continued evolving it until the end of my life, I would spend _less_
time on it than I did in the last 3 months.

My conclusion is that I'll continue like I did before last summer: to
maintain it on my own website (http://udpcast.linux.lu/source.html)
along with udpcast.

Anybody is still welcome to use it as he sees fit. If a brave soul with
more patience than me wants to plead with the powers-that-be to get it
into official kernel, he has my support. But for myself, I give up on
this quest, it is simply too much hassle to be worthwhile...

Regards,

Alain

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