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, 22 May 2001 12:12:54 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Tue, 22 May 2001 12:12:45 -0400 Received: from 20dyn15.com21.casema.net ([213.17.90.15]:28423 "EHLO abraracourcix.bitwizard.nl") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Tue, 22 May 2001 12:12:41 -0400 Message-Id: <200105221612.SAA26062@cave.bitwizard.nl> Subject: Re: ECN is on! In-Reply-To: <200105221306.f4MD6Pi00360@mobilix.ras.ucalgary.ca> from Richard Gooch at "May 22, 2001 09:06:25 am" To: Richard Gooch Date: Tue, 22 May 2001 18:12:36 +0200 (MEST) CC: "Brent D. Norris" , "David S. Miller" , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-net@vger.kernel.org, linux-scsi@vger.kernel.org, linux-fsdevel@vger.kernel.org, linux-hams@vger.kernel.org, linux-ppp@vger.kernel.org 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 Richard Gooch wrote: > Dave sent a message out a week or two ago saying he was going to do it > soon. And back in January he said he'd be doing it in February. The > kernel list FAQ has stated this right at the top, in big, bright red > letters. Yesterday, after I saw Dave's announcement, I updated the FAQ > to reflect that we're now running ECN. > > People have had plenty of warning. Think of it as a bonus that it > didn't happen back in February. They've had an extra 3 months to sort > something out. The "we'll turn it on in February" warning is worth NOTHING in this situation: February comes and goes. March comes and goes. Everybody who read the warning will think: Ok, so I must be fine. A warning of the form: "ECN will go on as soon as this message clears the queues" would've been useful, as thousands (hundreds?) suddenly get nothing anymore. 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.