From: Alexander Viro <viro@math.psu.edu> To: "Eric S. Raymond" <esr@thyrsus.com> Subject: Re: Disgusted with kbuild developers Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2002 13:24:04 -0500 (EST) Cc: Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@mandrakesoft.com>, Linux-Kernel list <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>, dirk.hohndel@intel.com On Fri, 15 Feb 2002, Eric S. Raymond wrote: > I heard Linus say that he wanted Configure.help split up. I agreed to > do it, too, in CML2. But I thought I was not supposed to mess with existing > formats -- in fact, I was afraid to, because you and Al Viro beat me up > so hard about changing *nothing* before cutover. The CML1 code owns that Ah, now we see the violence inherent in the system. > format, and I am not the CML1 maintainer. In fact mec specifically turned > me down when I volunteered for that job; he said he wanted me concentrating > on CML2. > > Neither Linus nor anyone else ever said to me "Eric, it's your job to > make that change." When I asked for guidance, Linus blackholed my mail. Oh! Come and see the violence inherent in the system! Help! Help! I'm being repressed! > Was I supposed to be practicing telepathy, here? Oh, what a dead giveaway. Did you hear that, did you hear that, eh? That's what I'm on about - did you see him repressing me, you saw it, didn't you? Dennis^WEric, just one question: had it ever occured to you that for a self-proclaimed "hacker of social systems" you are doing spectaculary poor job? - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/