From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1758329AbYELVTO (ORCPT ); Mon, 12 May 2008 17:19:14 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1755530AbYELVS6 (ORCPT ); Mon, 12 May 2008 17:18:58 -0400 Received: from outpipe-village-512-1.bc.nu ([81.2.110.250]:60112 "EHLO lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk" rhost-flags-OK-FAIL-OK-FAIL) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1755461AbYELVS6 (ORCPT ); Mon, 12 May 2008 17:18:58 -0400 Date: Mon, 12 May 2008 22:08:34 +0100 From: Alan Cox To: David Miller Cc: corbet@lwn.net, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Tracking and crediting bug reporters Message-ID: <20080512220834.4449c2d4@core> In-Reply-To: <20080512.135222.266402730.davem@davemloft.net> References: <4388.1210613272@vena.lwn.net> <20080512192019.6684f719@core> <20080512.135222.266402730.davem@davemloft.net> X-Mailer: Claws Mail 3.3.1 (GTK+ 2.12.5; x86_64-redhat-linux-gnu) Organization: Red Hat UK Cyf., Amberley Place, 107-111 Peascod Street, Windsor, Berkshire, SL4 1TE, Y Deyrnas Gyfunol. Cofrestrwyd yng Nghymru a Lloegr o'r rhif cofrestru 3798903 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org > This is why I personally do not accept private bug reports or kernel > questions, I always direct them to post to the appropriate public > mailing list and CC: me if appropriate. > > That solves the whole "privacy" issue quite neatly. Not really. About half the bugs I deal with and fix are from customers of Red Hat who have differing expectations. Alan