[RFC] why all the patches get messed up here!!!

[RFC] why all the patches get messed up here!!!

[Nauman Tahir]

hi all,
May I ask why all kernel patches just get in here in the list?
I mean to say that isn't it better to have another list only for this
purpose and let this mailing list be a discussion forum. I login here
to see different issues. its a wonderful resource.
I understand that alot of code is discussed here but in case of PATCH
I think it would be better to have a separate archive.
No offence just wanted to ask

Regards
Nauman

Re: [RFC] why all the patches get messed up here!!!

[Arlen Christian Mart Cuss]

Hi,

This list is also for discussing the patches and their effects, so other 
developers can see them clearly and take a look!

 - Arlen.

Nauman Tahir wrote:

>hi all,
>May I ask why all kernel patches just get in here in the list?
>I mean to say that isn't it better to have another list only for this
>purpose and let this mailing list be a discussion forum. I login here
>to see different issues. its a wonderful resource.
>I understand that alot of code is discussed here but in case of PATCH
>I think it would be better to have a separate archive.
>No offence just wanted to ask
>
>Regards
>Nauman
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Re: [RFC] why all the patches get messed up here!!!

[Nauman Tahir]

On 1/5/06, Arlen Christian Mart Cuss <celtic@sairyx.org> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> This list is also for discussing the patches and their effects, so other
> developers can see them clearly and take a look!
>
>  - Arlen.
>
You are right Arlen but what irritates me is when I login here there
is a long list of PATCHES and i have to move all those without reading
them because I no its going to address very specific issue. I still
think Patches should be moved to some other archive.
 I may have been selfish here :) .
kindly dont TOP POST
Nauman


> Nauman Tahir wrote:
>
> >hi all,
> >May I ask why all kernel patches just get in here in the list?
> >I mean to say that isn't it better to have another list only for this
> >purpose and let this mailing list be a discussion forum. I login here
> >to see different issues. its a wonderful resource.
> >I understand that alot of code is discussed here but in case of PATCH
> >I think it would be better to have a separate archive.
> >No offence just wanted to ask
> >
> >Regards
> >Nauman
> >-
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> >
> >
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Re: [RFC] why all the patches get messed up here!!!

[Arlen Christian Mart Cuss]

Nauman Tahir wrote:

>On 1/5/06, Arlen Christian Mart Cuss <celtic@sairyx.org> wrote:
>  
>
>>Hi,
>>
>>This list is also for discussing the patches and their effects, so other
>>developers can see them clearly and take a look!
>>
>> - Arlen.
>>
>>    
>>
>You are right Arlen but what irritates me is when I login here there
>is a long list of PATCHES and i have to move all those without reading
>them because I no its going to address very specific issue. I still
>think Patches should be moved to some other archive.
> I may have been selfish here :) .
>kindly dont TOP POST
>Nauman
>  
>
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>  
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You use GMail, right? Beside the `Search the Web' button at the top of 
your Inbox, you should see a small link: `Create a filter'. Click it.

In the `Subject' box, write `[patch]'. You can then click `Next step'. 
You can move it to a different folder, star it, apply a label, delete 
it, etc.

Then, repeat for `[patch', to catch things like `[patch 0/12]', and so on.

Hope this helps,
    Arlen.

Re: [RFC] why all the patches get messed up here!!!

[Jesper Juhl]

On 1/6/06, Nauman Tahir <nauman.tahir@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 1/5/06, Arlen Christian Mart Cuss <celtic@sairyx.org> wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > This list is also for discussing the patches and their effects, so other
> > developers can see them clearly and take a look!
> >
> >  - Arlen.
> >
> You are right Arlen but what irritates me is when I login here there
> is a long list of PATCHES and i have to move all those without reading
> them because I no its going to address very specific issue. I still

Well, some of us do read those patches, or at least a subset of them.
Also, often a patch posted to the list serves as a startingpoint for
discussion.

> think Patches should be moved to some other archive.

I disagree. If you don't want to see the patches, then filter them out
at your end, there's a nice solution :)

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Re: [RFC] why all the patches get messed up here!!!

[Coywolf Qi Hunt]

On Thu, Jan 05, 2006 at 11:40:43PM -0800, Nauman Tahir wrote:
> hi all,
> May I ask why all kernel patches just get in here in the list?
> I mean to say that isn't it better to have another list only for this
> purpose and let this mailing list be a discussion forum. I login here

A discussion forum on what topic then? Don't you see that we can only
use patch to accurately express ourselves?

> to see different issues. its a wonderful resource.
> I understand that alot of code is discussed here but in case of PATCH
> I think it would be better to have a separate archive.
> No offence just wanted to ask

The most weird thought I hear this year, no offence really.
-- 
Coywolf Qi Hunt

Re: [RFC] why all the patches get messed up here!!!

[Gene Heskett]

On Friday 06 January 2006 03:10, Coywolf Qi Hunt wrote:

[...]

>The most weird thought I hear this year, no offence really.

Yes, but the year is quite young yet, CQH.  Surely there will be 
something even more off the wall by Dec 31st.  I believe there is a 
Murphy's Law corrollary about that but cannot quote it from memory, 
that being the second thing to go you know.  Perhaps someone can 
refresh our memories?

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Re: [RFC] why all the patches get messed up here!!!

[Willy Tarreau]

On Thu, Jan 05, 2006 at 11:40:43PM -0800, Nauman Tahir wrote:
> hi all,
> May I ask why all kernel patches just get in here in the list?
> I mean to say that isn't it better to have another list only for this
> purpose and let this mailing list be a discussion forum. I login here
> to see different issues. its a wonderful resource.
> I understand that alot of code is discussed here but in case of PATCH
> I think it would be better to have a separate archive.
> No offence just wanted to ask

Hmmm it would be terrible. Just thinking about what a conversation
would look like :

  "Hi guys, I found a bug in xxx subsystem, basically it did blablabla
   to my box when I tried to blablabla. I fixed it the dirty way, please
   consult the patch list and look for subject XXX.
   => reply :
   Hi foo,
   there was an cleaner fix, yours is buggy because blablabla. please
   use my reply to your mail on the patch list instead.
  "

Most people here *comment* patches :
  - methods
  - bugs
  - typos
  - coding style

There's no way to do this on two separate lists. It's already very
annoying when someone posts an HTTP link to some content outside !

> Regards
> Nauman

Willy