Re: [PATCH 18-rc2] Fix typos in /Documentation : 'D'-'E'

Re: [PATCH 18-rc2] Fix typos in /Documentation : 'D'-'E'

[Randy Dunlap]

> On Sat, 22 Jul 2006 15:25:51 -0700
> "Randy Dunlap" <rdunlap@xenotime.net> wrote:
> 
> > 
> > 
> > > This patch fixes typos in various Documentation txts. This patch
> > addresses some words starting with the letters 'D'-'E'.
> > > 
> > > The patch came in on the large side (+600 lines), so I'm placing the
> > diff on the web for download rather than pasting it here.  Download:
> > > http://www.cyberdogtech.com/download/doc3-de.diff
> > 
> > A 32 KB patch isn't considered terribly large for lkml.  For review
> > purposes, we had rather see patches inline in email instead of as
> > attachments or as URLs.  (Yes, I have posted URLs of patches when
> > they were 200 KB, e.g.)
> > 
> > I posted a patch for many corrections to relayfs.txt a few days
> > ago, including the change from you.
> > 
> > All of the corrections look good to me.
> > 
> > ---
> > ~Randy
> 
> I was going by http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/docs/lkml/#s4-1 which
recommends +500 lines as "large".  I'll put the patch inline below for
convenience.

Touche.  :)

The FAQ needs to be updated.  Last I heard, Richard Gooch wasn't
ready to hand it off to anyone else, but he wasn't updating it either.
Time for a change IMO.

---
~Randy

Kernel FAQ maintenance

[Adrian Bunk]

On Sat, Jul 22, 2006 at 03:35:59PM -0700, Randy Dunlap wrote:
> 
> Touche.  :)
> 
> The FAQ needs to be updated.  Last I heard, Richard Gooch wasn't
> ready to hand it off to anyone else, but he wasn't updating it either.
> Time for a change IMO.

Sounds reasonable.

Do you want to become the new maintainer?
Otherwise, I could try to get it updated.

> ~Randy

cu
Adrian

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Re: Kernel FAQ maintenance

[Richard Gooch]

Adrian Bunk writes:
> On Sat, Jul 22, 2006 at 03:35:59PM -0700, Randy Dunlap wrote:
> > 
> > Touche.  :)
> > 
> > The FAQ needs to be updated.  Last I heard, Richard Gooch wasn't
> > ready to hand it off to anyone else, but he wasn't updating it either.
> > Time for a change IMO.

Bollocks. I've updated it when people send me patches.

> Sounds reasonable.
> 
> Do you want to become the new maintainer?
> Otherwise, I could try to get it updated.

How about actually sending patches to me rather than just aimed at the
list?

				Regards,

					Richard....

Re: Kernel FAQ maintenance

[Randy.Dunlap]

On Sun, 23 Jul 2006 13:48:31 -0400 Richard Gooch wrote:

> Adrian Bunk writes:
> > On Sat, Jul 22, 2006 at 03:35:59PM -0700, Randy Dunlap wrote:
> > > 
> > > Touche.  :)
> > > 
> > > The FAQ needs to be updated.  Last I heard, Richard Gooch wasn't
> > > ready to hand it off to anyone else, but he wasn't updating it either.
> > > Time for a change IMO.
> 
> Bollocks. I've updated it when people send me patches.
> 
> > Sounds reasonable.
> > 
> > Do you want to become the new maintainer?
> > Otherwise, I could try to get it updated.
> 
> How about actually sending patches to me rather than just aimed at the
> list?

I sent you a patch sometime (2-3 years ago) and you replied that
you weren't updating the FAQ (maybe "at that time").  I have no
physical record of that patch or your reply now.  However, I'll be
glad to send FAQ patches to you in the future.

---
~Randy

Re: Kernel FAQ maintenance

[Richard Gooch]

Randy.Dunlap writes:
> On Sun, 23 Jul 2006 13:48:31 -0400 Richard Gooch wrote:
> 
> > Adrian Bunk writes:
> > > On Sat, Jul 22, 2006 at 03:35:59PM -0700, Randy Dunlap wrote:
> > > > 
> > > > Touche.  :)
> > > > 
> > > > The FAQ needs to be updated.  Last I heard, Richard Gooch wasn't
> > > > ready to hand it off to anyone else, but he wasn't updating it either.
> > > > Time for a change IMO.
> > 
> > Bollocks. I've updated it when people send me patches.
> > 
> > > Sounds reasonable.
> > > 
> > > Do you want to become the new maintainer?
> > > Otherwise, I could try to get it updated.
> > 
> > How about actually sending patches to me rather than just aimed at the
> > list?
> 
> I sent you a patch sometime (2-3 years ago) and you replied that
> you weren't updating the FAQ (maybe "at that time").  I have no
> physical record of that patch or your reply now.  However, I'll be
> glad to send FAQ patches to you in the future.

Hm. According to my records, the last time we communicated was
20-AUG-2003 and I said basically that I don't usually scan LKML for
FAQ material, and depend on people sending patches in. The FAQ seems
"stable" now (i.e. not that much has changed on the list, some old
flamers have mellowed, new kids have taken their place, traffic is
still high, business as usual).

Oh, BTW: please don't send to my old .au address. I hardly read that
anymore because it receives too much spam and I have not yet
succeeded in getting it shut down responsibly.

				Regards,

					Richard....