From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Tue, 8 May 2001 10:15:46 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Tue, 8 May 2001 10:15:35 -0400 Received: from 13dyn127.delft.casema.net ([212.64.76.127]:40976 "EHLO abraracourcix.bitwizard.nl") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Tue, 8 May 2001 10:15:23 -0400 Message-Id: <200105081415.QAA00401@cave.bitwizard.nl> Subject: Re: CML2 design philosophy heads-up In-Reply-To: <20010508031511.A15782@thyrsus.com> from "Eric S. Raymond" at "May 8, 2001 03:15:11 am" To: "Eric S. Raymond" Date: Tue, 8 May 2001 16:15:08 +0200 (MEST) CC: Jamie Lokier , Tom Rini , Alan Cox , CML2 , kbuild-devel@lists.sourceforge.net From: R.E.Wolff@BitWizard.nl (Rogier Wolff) X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4ME+ PL60 (25)] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Eric S. Raymond wrote: > More generally, arguments of the form "Non-mainline custom hack X > could invalidate constraint Y, therefore we can't have Y in the > rulebase" are dangerous -- I suspect you could reduce your set of > constraints to nil very quickly that way, and thus badly screw over > the 99% of people who just want to build a more or less stock kernel. Eric, Still being able to use the "tool" is useful! So I want a "don't mess with me" mode where I'd get more control than 99% of the lusers.... Roger. -- ** R.E.Wolff@BitWizard.nl ** http://www.BitWizard.nl/ ** +31-15-2137555 ** *-- BitWizard writes Linux device drivers for any device you may have! --* * There are old pilots, and there are bold pilots. * There are also old, bald pilots.