Re: [ANNOUNCE] New Linux Patch Review Group

[Chris Mason <clm@fb.com>]

On 04/01/2014 11:16 AM, Boaz Harrosh wrote:
> On 04/01/2014 05:41 PM, Chris Mason wrote:
>>
>> Hello everyone,
>>
>> During last week's Collab summit, Jon Corbet suggested we use the power
>> of social media to improve the Linux kernel patch review process.
>>
>> We thought this was a great idea, and have been experimenting with a new
>> Facebook group dedicated to patch discussion and review.  The new group
>> provides a dramatically improved development workflow, including:
>> 	
>> 	* One click patch or comment approval
>> 	* Comments enhanced with pictures and video
>> 	* Who has seen your patches and comments
>> 	* Searchable index of past submissions
>> 	* A strong community without anonymous flames
>>
>> To help capture the group discussion in the final patch submission,
>> we suggest adding a Liked-by: tag to commits that have been through
>> group review.
>>
>> To use the new group, please join:
>>
>> https://www.facebook.com/groups/linuxpatches/
>>
>> Once you've joined, you can post patches in the group, or email patches to
>> linuxpatches@groups.facebook.com
>>
>> -chris
>
> NACK! I do not have facebook and I do not like patches to be discussed
> behind my back. On the mailing list we don't even want HTML with bold
> lettered words so no thanks facebook adds nothing
>
> Please obliterate this bad idea.
>
> (And I do not have Facebook shares or care to)

It's always hard to move on to new technologies. But at some point we 
have to recognize that the internet has developed a rich culture that 
the kernel community isn't taking full advantage of.

I certainly don't expect everyone to convert right away, but there's a 
whole world out there beyond port 25.

-chris