Re: RFC: Linux Bug Tracking & Feature Tracking DB

Edgar Toernig
2001-12-29T23:31:08Z

Larry McVoy wrote:
>
> On Sat, Dec 29, 2001 at 11:52:36PM +0100, Edgar Toernig wrote:
> > Daniel Phillips wrote:
> > >
> > > On December 29, 2001 08:08 pm, Edgar Toernig wrote:
> > > > Larry McVoy wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > The data in it is the current BitKeeper bug list (feel free to fix
> > > > > some :-)
> > > >
> > > > Bah! Debugging and patching binaries isn't fun!
> > >
> > > Check the site, he provides the source.
> >
> > Just checked it again: no sources. Only binaries. None of them
> > will run on my system. Last time I asked for the sources my
> > request was rejected.
>
> The only interaction with you that I've ever had, according to my outbox,
> is on Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2000 15:38:43 -0800 where you asked about BK,
> said there wasn't an image for you platform, I asked what platform, and
> so far haven't heard back, at least I have no record of it.

The answer was sent 1 minute after your reply. Here it is again:

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> Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2000 00:36:40 +0100
> From: Edgar Toernig <froese@gmx.de>
> To: Larry McVoy <lm@bitmover.com>
> Subject: Re: Source of Bitkeeper
> Message-ID: <39FE0608.7C11302E@gmx.de>
> References: <39FE034C.F6658D5A@gmx.de> <20001030153843.C31369@work.bitmover.com>
>
> Larry McVoy wrote:
> >
> > On Tue, Oct 31, 2000 at 12:25:00AM +0100, Edgar Toernig wrote:
> > > is the source code of Bitkeeper somewhere to download?
> > > There's no binary image for my system. And, I prefer
> > > sources anyway.
> >
> > Which platform is it?
>
> An old linux system with libc5.
>
> Ciao, ET.
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After that I heard nothing more from you. I got the impression that a
libc5 system was not commercially interesting enough...

> And, it would be nice if you raised the issue with us rather than the
> kernel list, they aren't going to build your BK image for you.

I asked nobody to build a BK image for me. You are constantly misusing
the lkml as a BK promotion facility. And when you raise the impression
that sources are available I'll correct that. Pretty simple.

Ciao, ET.

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