Re: CD writing in future Linux (stirring up a hornets' nest)

[jerome lacoste]

On 2/13/06, Joerg Schilling <schilling@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> "D. Hazelton" <dhazelton@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > > Are you accepting such a patch?
> >
> > If his response to the last patch someone provided is any example the answer
> > is going to be no. And I firmly believe the old adage that a leopard can't
> > change it's spots.
>
> Any patch that
>
> -       does not break things
>
> -       fits into the spirit of the currnt implementation
>
> -       offers useful new features
>
> -       conforms to coding style standards
>
> -       does not need more time to integrate than I would need to
>         write this from scratch
>
> Unfortunately, many people who send patches to me do not follow
> these simple rules.

I am still waiting for an answer as to whether such a patch would be
accepted. We will take on the practical details later on.

Jerome
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