linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Add CONFIG_VFAT_NO_CREATE_WITH

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Message-ID: <20090504063431.GK7141@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
Date:	Sun, 3 May 2009 23:34:31 -0700
From:	"Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
To:	"Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@...ssion.com>
Cc:	tridge@...ba.org, Al Viro <viro@...IV.linux.org.uk>,
	Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>,
	Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>,
	Matthew Wilcox <matthew@....cx>,
	Steve French <smfrench@...il.com>,
	Dave Kleikamp <shaggy@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
	Ogawa Hirofumi <hirofumi@...l.parknet.co.jp>,
	linux-fsdevel <linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Michael Tokarev <mjt@....msk.ru>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Add CONFIG_VFAT_NO_CREATE_WITH_LONGNAMES option

On Sun, May 03, 2009 at 10:42:52PM -0700, Eric W. Biederman wrote:
> The only reason I can see for not ultimately talking about things publicly
> is if this is one company making shady deals with another company in which
> case I do not see why the maintenance burden for those decision should
> fall on the linux community as a whole.

Another reason is that past experience would indicate that anything we
say in public and and will be used against us.

							Thanx, Paul
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