From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S265257AbTGKTtq (ORCPT ); Fri, 11 Jul 2003 15:49:46 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S265144AbTGKTqT (ORCPT ); Fri, 11 Jul 2003 15:46:19 -0400 Received: from inti.inf.utfsm.cl ([200.1.21.155]:41876 "EHLO inti.inf.utfsm.cl") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S265257AbTGKTqC (ORCPT ); Fri, 11 Jul 2003 15:46:02 -0400 Message-Id: <200307112000.h6BJxwaL012856@eeyore.valparaiso.cl> To: Russell King Cc: Linux Kernel Mailing List Subject: Re: Linux 2.5.75 In-Reply-To: Your message of "Fri, 11 Jul 2003 00:05:46 +0100." <20030711000546.B20214@flint.arm.linux.org.uk> X-Mailer: MH-E 7.1; nmh 1.0.4; XEmacs 21.4 Date: Fri, 11 Jul 2003 15:59:57 -0400 From: Horst von Brand Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Russell King said: [...] > The major problem is that embedded developers only care about what > works for them and what they can provide to their customers. Once > that's done, they don't have any interest in cleaning stuff up nor > feeding obvious bug fixes back up. I think this is rather uncivilized behaviour. Somebody called the work invested in the general infrastructure or just donating money "watering the garden". If they don't do that, they have no right to wonder later why it dried up. -- Dr. Horst H. von Brand User #22616 counter.li.org Departamento de Informatica Fono: +56 32 654431 Universidad Tecnica Federico Santa Maria +56 32 654239 Casilla 110-V, Valparaiso, Chile Fax: +56 32 797513