From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Stefani Seibold Subject: Re: [PATCH] new UDPCP Communication Protocol Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2011 22:40:01 +0100 Message-ID: <1294782001.17531.16.camel@wall-e> References: <1294764515-15356-1-git-send-email-stefani@seibold.net> <1294765273.2927.65.camel@edumazet-laptop> <1294779020.16410.2.camel@wall-e> <20110111.125254.133402589.davem@davemloft.net> <1294780480.17388.2.camel@wall-e> <1294781427.3447.18.camel@edumazet-laptop> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-15 Content-Transfer-Encoding: QUOTED-PRINTABLE Cc: David Miller , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, akpm@linux-foundation.org, netdev@vger.kernel.org, shemminger@vyatta.com, jj@chaosbits.net, daniel.baluta@gmail.com, jochen@jochen.org, hagen@jauu.net, torvalds@linux-foundation.org, pavel@ucw.cz To: Eric Dumazet Return-path: In-Reply-To: <1294781427.3447.18.camel@edumazet-laptop> Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-Id: netdev.vger.kernel.org Am Dienstag, den 11.01.2011, 22:30 +0100 schrieb Eric Dumazet: > Le mardi 11 janvier 2011 =E0 22:14 +0100, Stefani Seibold a =E9crit : >=20 > > If nobody need it and no user in the near future out there, why sho= uld i > > implement this? That is dogmatic only! > >=20 >=20 > Sure ! >=20 > Problem is linux kernel code is not your own project. >=20 > Some community rules must be respected. >=20 > You call this dogmatic, you are right, since this makes your life les= s > easy. >=20 Sorry thats not right, i only want write code for the trash bin. > However, for hundred of people working to maintain/improve linux kern= el > code, especially in network stacks, this ends in less stress, when a > problem must be located, and fixed. >=20 > Note : We are trying to help you, not fighting against you, in the lo= ng > term, its a win-win for everybody. >=20 >=20 Sure, i know this and i would give you and all other contributers a big thank you for the review. But it should also okay, to argues against some proposal which makes currently no sense.