Re: [Qemu-trivial] [PATCH 21/36] misc: spelling

[Michael Tokarev <mjt@tls.msk.ru>]

05.10.2015 08:09, Markus Armbruster пишет:
> Michael Tokarev <mjt@tls.msk.ru> writes:
> 
>> 25.09.2015 19:08, Eric Blake wrote:
>>> On 09/25/2015 08:03 AM, marcandre.lureau@redhat.com wrote:
>>>> From: Marc-André Lureau <marcandre.lureau@redhat.com>
[]
>>> Reviewed-by: Eric Blake <eblake@redhat.com>
>>
>> Note there's no S-o-b line in the original patch (whole series,
>> looks like).  Hopefully it is okay for such a really trivial
>> patch :)
>>
>> Applied, thanks!
> 
> It may be legally safe, but do we really want to engage in judging
> whether patches are copyrightable or not?  Besides, it sets a bad
> example.

Sometimes I question our own sanity.  Even for a trivial spelling fix
we require significantly more beaurocracy(sp) than the fix is worth,
and want formal rules instead of using common sense. This is a common
trend in the world, to formalize everything instead of thinking, the
world is becoming "candy".  This reminded me an old movie, "Demolition
Man", -- the cops in the future reads instructions about what to do
in each situation they happened to come.  But oh well, no one want to
take responsibility, that's okay ;)

Sorry for somewhat non-technical answer, I'll revert this patch,
waiting for more beaurocracy.

> Marc-André, please repost your patches ready for -trivial with your
> S-o-B, cc: qemu-trivial.

Mind you, it was a large series, with wasn't intended for -trivial
at all.  That's more rules and more beaurocracy.  And many other
patches in that series didn't have s-o-b line too.

Thanks,

/mjt