linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/4] strip: move driver to staging

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Date:	Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:06:09 -0700
From:	Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
To:	"John W. Linville" <linville@...driver.com>
Cc:	Greg KH <gregkh@...e.de>, Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/4] strip: move driver to staging

(forgot the reply-all)

On Mon, 2009-10-26 at 15:20 -0400, John W. Linville wrote:
> On Mon, Oct 26, 2009 at 12:07:43PM -0700, Joe Perches wrote:
> > I think adding a requirement that files have maintainers before
> > being added to not-staging is not a good thing.
> This is not a blanket policy.  Please don't imply that it is.

I believe it's an unnecessary precedent.

> > It is likely that strip could have be deleted without anyone caring.
> 
> Perhaps so...how would that be better?  It would be less work for Greg,
> but he seems to be fine with this...

It's fine by me if it moves to staging.
It's fine by me if it simply disappears as well.
It's fine by me if Greg works all he wants.

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