linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] kconfig: untangle EXPERT and EMBEDDED

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Message-ID: <alpine.DEB.2.00.1201231641380.19019@chino.kir.corp.google.com>
Date:	Mon, 23 Jan 2012 16:43:22 -0800 (PST)
From:	David Rientjes <rientjes@...gle.com>
To:	Andrew Jones <drjones@...hat.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH] kconfig: untangle EXPERT and EMBEDDED

On Mon, 23 Jan 2012, Andrew Jones wrote:

> I thought EXPERT was the best way to manage the visibility of expert
> options, but probably not, since it's prone to silent default changing.

Why not propose patches to subsystem maintainers to erradicate "default 
EXPERT" or "default !EXPERT"?
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