From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from sog-mx-1.v43.ch3.sourceforge.com ([172.29.43.191] helo=mx.sourceforge.net) by sfs-ml-2.v29.ch3.sourceforge.com with esmtp (Exim 4.74) (envelope-from ) id 1PtxjR-000861-8z for ltp-list@lists.sourceforge.net; Mon, 28 Feb 2011 07:41:25 +0000 Received: from e28smtp08.in.ibm.com ([122.248.162.8]) by sog-mx-1.v43.ch3.sourceforge.com with esmtps (TLSv1:AES256-SHA:256) (Exim 4.74) id 1PtxjP-000601-RR for ltp-list@lists.sourceforge.net; Mon, 28 Feb 2011 07:41:25 +0000 Received: from d28relay03.in.ibm.com (d28relay03.in.ibm.com [9.184.220.60]) by e28smtp08.in.ibm.com (8.14.4/8.13.1) with ESMTP id p1S6o5MO025798 for ; Mon, 28 Feb 2011 12:20:05 +0530 Received: from d28av04.in.ibm.com (d28av04.in.ibm.com [9.184.220.66]) by d28relay03.in.ibm.com (8.13.8/8.13.8/NCO v10.0) with ESMTP id p1S7fFFB1839108 for ; Mon, 28 Feb 2011 13:11:15 +0530 Received: from d28av04.in.ibm.com (loopback [127.0.0.1]) by d28av04.in.ibm.com (8.14.4/8.13.1/NCO v10.0 AVout) with ESMTP id p1S7fEjI016988 for ; Mon, 28 Feb 2011 18:41:15 +1100 Message-ID: <4D6B519A.4050906@linux.vnet.ibm.com> Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2011 13:11:14 +0530 From: Shubham Goyal MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <4D42FFBE.3080105@redhat.com> <4D58DD0A.2050403@redhat.com> <4D640B55.1050300@linux.vnet.ibm.com> <4D66A410.8020500@linux.vnet.ibm.com> In-Reply-To: Subject: Re: [LTP] Review Required: [Re: [PATCH] fix mail02, 03 fail due to different sender names] List-Id: Linux Test Project General Discussions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Errors-To: ltp-list-bounces@lists.sourceforge.net To: Garrett Cooper Cc: LTP list Alright Garrett.., I can understand your concerns on quality standardization and consistency across multiple platforms. But how do we conclude my below question for now? @Caspar: Any comments from your side? Thanks, Shubham > On Thu, Feb 24, 2011 at 10:31 AM, Shubham Goyal > wrote: >> Alright Garrett..., so how should we take the patches in userland arena in >> future (including this one from Caspar)? >> I mean should they be reviewed and merged upstream? Do LSB currently >> involved in maintaining them? > (this is going to seem like a bit of a rant, so please bear with me...) > > I don't know if the LSB actually has a test suite, but they should > really get into the business of producing a test suite, because the > LSB is mocked (in some circles) for being an excuse for a standards > committee. > > FreeBSD devs (for sure) and many Linux devs know that there isn't a > lot of decision making that goes into making Linux consistent across > all platforms. Someone needs to herd all of the cats together and > provide a means of testing standardization for these things (again, > LSB) because then the quality element will properly trickle down in > the GNU/Linux community. > > Right now everything's too ad hoc and messy for anyone depending on > behavior to actually depend on Linux to remain constant over an > extended period of time. That's one reason why (apart from GPL > licensing) that people stay away from Linux: it's consistently > inconsistent. > > Thanks, > -Garrett ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Free Software Download: Index, Search & Analyze Logs and other IT data in Real-Time with Splunk. Collect, index and harness all the fast moving IT data generated by your applications, servers and devices whether physical, virtual or in the cloud. Deliver compliance at lower cost and gain new business insights. http://p.sf.net/sfu/splunk-dev2dev _______________________________________________ Ltp-list mailing list Ltp-list@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ltp-list