From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Sun, 20 May 2001 11:20:42 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Sun, 20 May 2001 11:20:32 -0400 Received: from snark.tuxedo.org ([207.106.50.26]:32782 "EHLO snark.thyrsus.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Sun, 20 May 2001 11:20:18 -0400 Date: Sun, 20 May 2001 11:18:56 -0400 From: "Eric S. Raymond" To: David Woodhouse Cc: Arjan van de Ven , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: CML2 design philosophy heads-up Message-ID: <20010520111856.C3431@thyrsus.com> Reply-To: esr@thyrsus.com Mail-Followup-To: "Eric S. Raymond" , David Woodhouse , Arjan van de Ven , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org In-Reply-To: <20010518114922.C14309@thyrsus.com> <20010518034307.A10784@thyrsus.com> <20010518105353.A13684@thyrsus.com> <3B053B9B.23286E6C@redhat.com> <20010518112625.A14309@thyrsus.com> <20010518113726.A29617@devserv.devel.redhat.com> <20010518114922.C14309@thyrsus.com> <8485.990357599@redhat.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i In-Reply-To: <8485.990357599@redhat.com>; from dwmw2@infradead.org on Sun, May 20, 2001 at 12:19:59PM +0100 Organization: Eric Conspiracy Secret Labs X-Eric-Conspiracy: There is no conspiracy Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org David Woodhouse : > The dependencies in CML1 are (supposed to > be) absolute - the 'advisory' dependencies you're adding are arguably a > useful feature, but please don't make it possible to confuse the two, and > please do make sure it's possible to disable the latter form. I don't understand this request. I have no concept of `advisory' dependencies. What are you talking about? Is my documentation horribly unclear? -- Eric S. Raymond "Both oligarch and tyrant mistrust the people, and therefore deprive them of arms." --Aristotle