Re: [PATCH 17/11]Optimize the upload speed for PPP connection.

[William Allen Simpson]

David Miller wrote:
> From: William Allen Simpson <william.allen.simpson@xxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Tue, 17 Nov 2009 05:20:09 -0500
>
> > What David may have meant, had he followed
> > Documentation/ManagementStyle or had any project management skills
> > what-so-ever, is that you need to follow
> > Documentation/SubmittingPatches more carefully.
>
> Are personal attacks on me really necessary?
Actually, ironic sarcasm (juxtaposition) is a form of humor, fairly
popular on such venues as "The Daily Show". :-)


> Do you want me to look closely at your patches with a high priority
> when you submit them for inclusion?
Great, you're planning to start a new practice?  So far, I've only been
blessed with:

* 1st contact (Oct 2):

     "Otherwise asking for a is absolutely pointless as we have no
     context in which to judge the code you're showing us."

  The context (and entire previous patch) was pointed at by a link
  in the message, and an internet-draft, but that would have required
  effort (clicking and browsing).

  Not exactly what I'd call "look closely at your patches"....

* 2nd contact (Oct 5), replying to my post of Oct 3:

     "struct tcp_sock is already WAY TOO BIG on 64-bit systems, adding
     20 more bytes to it for some odd-ball feature is not something I'm
     willing to do, sorry."

  Always delighted to know our work is an "odd-ball feature"....

* 3rd contact, sending private email to you as maintainer, suggested by
  Andi Kleen's "On submitting kernel patches" for resolving conflicts,
  and getting flamed for sending private email to you!

* Recently, flamed for re-sending a query (after waiting 30 days):

     "Complaining that your work isn't getting looked at in a timely
     manner will always have the exact opposite effect that you want,
     it makes people have a smaller desire to look at your stuff."

  Yeah, 30 days just isn't long enough....  Fortunately, Eric Dumazet
  and Paul E. McKenney were really helpful (and others privately), and
  I thank them again!

* 2 days ago, flamed again for re-sending a patch (after waiting 5 days),
  although you'd never Ack'd or otherwise responded.


> You may be right, but that doesn't matter if you're interested in
> working together with me in the future.  There are diplomatic ways to
> do everything, and this wasn't one of those ways.
Working *together* would be handy!  But that implies cooperation and
respect -- *not* biting the newbies nor dropping the F-bomb.

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