linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3.1415] Documentation: add documentation summary for rc-series and merge window

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Message-ID: <43e72e890906231345p459e6080q2d606dc6bbd09fa@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Tue, 23 Jun 2009 13:45:29 -0700
From:	"Luis R. Rodriguez" <lrodriguez@...eros.com>
To:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:	Jake Edge <jake@....net>, Krzysztof Halasa <khc@...waw.pl>,
	Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>, Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>,
	"corbet@....net" <corbet@....net>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"akpm@...ux-foundation.org" <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	"alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk" <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>,
	"linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org" <linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org>,
	"netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	"tshibata@...jp.nec.com" <tshibata@...jp.nec.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3.1415] Documentation: add documentation summary for 
	rc-series and merge window

On Tue, Jun 23, 2009 at 12:11 PM, Linus
Torvalds<torvalds@...ux-foundation.org> wrote:

> In fact, this whole discussion has shown one thing: people still think
> that "bug fix" somehow automatically means that it's appropriate after the
> merge window. That's simply not so.

And that really was the goal of this documentation extension patch, to
clarify that fact. I'm sure Jonathan can do a better job than what I
am trying though, with the added benefit he won't create words out of
thin air :)

  Luis
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