From: Andi Kleen <andi@firstfloor.org>
To: Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>
Cc: David Miller <davem@davemloft.net>,
corbet@lwn.net, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Tracking and crediting bug reporters
Date: Tue, 13 May 2008 12:51:05 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87iqxisciu.fsf@basil.nowhere.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20080512220834.4449c2d4@core> (Alan Cox's message of "Mon, 12 May 2008 22:08:34 +0100")
Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk> writes:
>> This is why I personally do not accept private bug reports or kernel
>> questions, I always direct them to post to the appropriate public
>> mailing list and CC: me if appropriate.
>>
>> That solves the whole "privacy" issue quite neatly.
>
> Not really. About half the bugs I deal with and fix are from customers of
> Red Hat who have differing expectations.
Those would just default to not being credited. Where is the problem?
-Andi
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2008-05-13 10:52 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 24+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2008-05-12 17:27 Tracking and crediting bug reporters Jonathan Corbet
2008-05-12 17:48 ` Cyrill Gorcunov
2008-05-12 18:20 ` Alan Cox
2008-05-12 20:52 ` David Miller
2008-05-12 21:08 ` Alan Cox
2008-05-13 10:51 ` Andi Kleen [this message]
2008-05-13 10:50 ` Alan Cox
2008-05-13 16:36 ` Jeff Garzik
2008-05-12 20:54 ` Jiri Slaby
2008-05-12 21:11 ` Alan Cox
2008-05-12 21:59 ` Rafael J. Wysocki
2008-05-12 18:27 ` Rik van Riel
2008-05-12 19:11 ` Rafael J. Wysocki
2008-05-13 10:28 ` Adrian Bunk
2008-05-16 16:35 ` Jonathan Corbet
2008-05-17 22:53 ` Adrian Bunk
2008-05-17 23:18 ` Rene Herman
2008-05-18 19:51 ` Jonathan Corbet
2008-05-13 15:10 ` Rene Herman
2008-05-14 17:30 ` Stefan Richter
2008-05-21 10:41 ` Pavel Machek
2008-05-21 13:34 ` Johannes Weiner
2008-05-21 13:46 ` Pekka Enberg
-- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2008-05-15 8:02 Roland
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