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From: Khem Raj <raj.khem@gmail.com>
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To: Koen Kooi <koen@beagleboard.org>
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Subject: Re: Upstream-Status finally @ 100%
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On Thu, Feb 9, 2012 at 4:22 AM, Koen Kooi <koen@beagleboard.org> wrote:
>
> I find the 'pending' confusing, is it 'pending submission' or 'pending ap=
proval'? I'm marking patches in meta-oe with 'Upstream-status: Unknown' as =
default instead of 'Pending' to make it a bit clearer. And patches marked '=
inappropriate' won't go in, it's 'rejected', 'unknown' or 'needs work' in t=
hose cases. I'm not going to guess what upstream might think of it, since I=
 can't speak for them.
>

there I have seen 'Pending' and 'Submitted' and 'Accepted' which may
be not best wording but explains the status of where the patch is.
Here I think Pending means Pending submission. Umknown would be too
vague.

> All patches in OE-core now have an Upstream-status, but how many have an =
*incorrect* Upstream-status? I suspect only a small percentage, but I think=
 it's worth rethinking the lingo used to be clearer to non-native speakers =
like me.

Yes.