Re: Linux-2.0.1

Andrew E. Mileski (aem@nic.ott.hookup.net)
Thu, 4 Jul 1996 10:50:58 -0400 (EDT)

> > Developers: I will NOT accept large patches any more. If you find bugs,
> > go for the one-liner obvious bugfix rather than a rewrite. Due to me
> > being abroad I couldn't work as closely with people on 2.0.1 patches as I
> > need to, but I'm back, and this kind of mega-patch will NOT happen again..
>
> Does this include drivers as we will need to add a fairly large driver
> chunk because the Metricom firmware has changed. That should all be a
> single clean driver not affecting other files.

Personally, I don't have a problem with 1 big patch = a new version.
Does anybody else? Does Mr. Torvalds?

I say this, because PnP support will likely be 1 patch, because
it touches just about everything.

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Andrew E. Mileski
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