linux-kernel - Re: is it desirable to improve the build system?

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Message-ID: <20130712083202.GB5032@netboy>
Date:	Fri, 12 Jul 2013 10:32:02 +0200
From:	Richard Cochran <richardcochran@...il.com>
To:	Mark Galeck <mark_galeck@...bell.net>
Cc:	Bjorn Helgaas <bhelgaas@...gle.com>, Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: is it desirable to improve the build system?

On Thu, Jul 11, 2013 at 02:22:14PM -0700, Mark Galeck wrote:
> >The answer to "is it desirable to improve X?" is always "yes."  But
> 
> the only way to make progress in Linux is to actually post patches
> that "improve X."  This is unlike many corporate environments, where
> you might need to get somebody's approval
> 
> 
> Precisely. Please excuse me coming from a corporate background. 
> In corporate, even if you "get somebody's approval", there may be "other stakeholders" who may "feel ownership" etc etc

Yes, your approved project may get canned later. But the point was,
that you aren't allowed to even get started without someone's
approval.

Thanks,
Richard

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