From: Thorsten Leemhuis <linux@leemhuis.info>
To: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
Cc: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@infradead.org>,
linux-doc@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: [RFC PATCH v2 25/26] docs: reporting-bugs: explain things could be easier
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 2020 18:59:02 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <f949524c99c45f711d334e3fe3582b6ecc9adda2.1605203187.git.linux@leemhuis.info> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <cover.1605203187.git.linux@leemhuis.info>
A few closing words to explain why things are like this until someone
steps up to make things easier.
Signed-off-by: Thorsten Leemhuis <linux@leemhuis.info>
---
Documentation/admin-guide/reporting-bugs.rst | 9 +++++++++
1 file changed, 9 insertions(+)
diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/reporting-bugs.rst b/Documentation/admin-guide/reporting-bugs.rst
index 446c02e94c93..592329afc2a5 100644
--- a/Documentation/admin-guide/reporting-bugs.rst
+++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/reporting-bugs.rst
@@ -1524,6 +1524,15 @@ But don't worry too much about all of this, a lot of drivers have active
maintainers who are quite interested in fixing as many issues as possible.
+Closing words
+=============
+
+Compared with other Free/Libre & Open Source Software it's hard to report
+issues to the Linux kernel developers: the length and complexity of this
+document and the implications between the lines illustrate that. But that's how
+it is for now. The main author of this text hopes documenting the state of the
+art will lay some groundwork to improve the situation over time.
+
.. ############################################################################
.. Temporary marker added while this document is rewritten. Sections above
.. are new and dual-licensed under GPLv2+ and CC-BY 4.0, those below are old.
--
2.28.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2020-11-12 17:59 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 43+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2020-11-12 17:58 [RFC PATCH v2 00/26] Make reporting-bugs easier to grasp and yet more detailed & helpful Thorsten Leemhuis
2020-11-12 17:58 ` [RFC PATCH v2 01/26] docs: reporting-bugs: temporary markers for licensing and diff reasons Thorsten Leemhuis
2020-11-12 17:58 ` [RFC PATCH v2 02/26] docs: reporting-bugs: Create a TLDR how to report issues Thorsten Leemhuis
2020-11-12 17:58 ` [RFC PATCH v2 03/26] docs: reporting-bugs: step-by-step guide on " Thorsten Leemhuis
2020-11-12 17:58 ` [RFC PATCH v2 04/26] docs: reporting-bugs: step-by-step guide for issues in stable & longterm Thorsten Leemhuis
2020-11-12 17:58 ` [RFC PATCH v2 05/26] docs: reporting-bugs: begin reference section providing details Thorsten Leemhuis
2020-11-12 17:58 ` [RFC PATCH v2 06/26] docs: reporting-bugs: point out we only care about fresh vanilla kernels Thorsten Leemhuis
2020-11-12 17:58 ` [RFC PATCH v2 07/26] docs: reporting-bugs: let users classify their issue Thorsten Leemhuis
2020-11-12 17:58 ` [RFC PATCH v2 08/26] docs: reporting-bugs: make readers check the taint flag Thorsten Leemhuis
2020-11-19 0:05 ` Jonathan Corbet
2020-11-19 10:26 ` Thorsten Leemhuis
2020-11-12 17:58 ` [RFC PATCH v2 09/26] docs: reporting-bugs: help users find the proper place for their report Thorsten Leemhuis
2020-11-12 17:58 ` [RFC PATCH v2 10/26] docs: reporting-bugs: remind people to look for existing reports Thorsten Leemhuis
2020-11-12 17:58 ` [RFC PATCH v2 11/26] docs: reporting-bugs: remind people to back up their data Thorsten Leemhuis
2020-11-12 17:58 ` [RFC PATCH v2 12/26] docs: reporting-bugs: tell users to disable DKMS et al Thorsten Leemhuis
2020-11-12 17:58 ` [RFC PATCH v2 13/26] docs: reporting-bugs: point out the environment might be causing issue Thorsten Leemhuis
2020-11-12 17:58 ` [RFC PATCH v2 14/26] docs: reporting-bugs: make users write notes, one for each issue Thorsten Leemhuis
2020-11-12 17:58 ` [RFC PATCH v2 15/26] docs: reporting-bugs: make readers test a fresh kernel Thorsten Leemhuis
2020-11-12 17:58 ` [RFC PATCH v2 16/26] docs: reporting-bugs: let users check taint status again Thorsten Leemhuis
2020-11-12 17:58 ` [RFC PATCH v2 17/26] docs: reporting-bugs: explain options if reproducing on mainline fails Thorsten Leemhuis
2020-11-12 17:58 ` [RFC PATCH v2 18/26] docs: reporting-bugs: let users optimize their notes Thorsten Leemhuis
2020-11-12 17:58 ` [RFC PATCH v2 19/26] docs: reporting-bugs: decode failure messages [need help!] Thorsten Leemhuis
2020-11-12 17:58 ` [RFC PATCH v2 20/26] docs: reporting-bugs: instructions for handling regressions Thorsten Leemhuis
2020-11-12 17:58 ` [RFC PATCH v2 21/26] docs: reporting-bugs: details on writing and sending the report Thorsten Leemhuis
2020-11-19 0:17 ` Jonathan Corbet
2020-11-19 9:42 ` Thorsten Leemhuis
2020-11-12 17:58 ` [RFC PATCH v2 22/26] docs: reporting-bugs: explain what users should do once the report is out Thorsten Leemhuis
2020-11-12 17:59 ` [RFC PATCH v2 23/26] docs: reporting-bugs: details for issues specific to stable and longterm Thorsten Leemhuis
2020-11-12 17:59 ` [RFC PATCH v2 24/26] docs: reporting-bugs: explain why users might get neither reply nor fix Thorsten Leemhuis
2020-11-12 17:59 ` Thorsten Leemhuis [this message]
2020-11-12 17:59 ` [RFC PATCH v2 26/26] docs: reporting-bugs: add SPDX tag and license hint, remove markers Thorsten Leemhuis
2020-11-13 22:33 ` [RFC PATCH v2 00/26] Make reporting-bugs easier to grasp and yet more detailed & helpful Jonathan Corbet
2020-11-13 22:47 ` Randy Dunlap
2020-11-15 10:13 ` Thorsten Leemhuis
2020-11-19 0:29 ` Jonathan Corbet
2020-11-19 12:29 ` Thorsten Leemhuis
2020-11-19 16:20 ` Randy Dunlap
2020-11-20 21:59 ` Jonathan Corbet
2020-11-20 10:46 ` Thorsten Leemhuis
2020-11-20 16:27 ` Randy Dunlap
2020-11-20 21:58 ` Jonathan Corbet
2020-11-22 5:33 ` Thorsten Leemhuis
2020-11-22 5:42 ` Randy Dunlap
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