The last email from Greg K-H is a gem for many reasons.[1]
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And to be a bit more clear about this, having other subsystem
maintainers drop their unwanted code on this subsystem, _without_ even
asking me first is just not very nice. All of a sudden I am now
responsible for this stuff, without me even being asked about it.
Should I start throwing random drivers into the kvm subsystem for them
to maintain because I don't want to? :)
If there's really no other way to do this, than to put it in staging,
let's talk about it. But saying "this must go here" is not a
conversation...
"""
I deeply cherish the fact this stuff is out in public. It helps more junior software devs learn the softer skills.
"""
And to be a bit more clear about this, having other subsystem maintainers drop their unwanted code on this subsystem, _without_ even asking me first is just not very nice. All of a sudden I am now responsible for this stuff, without me even being asked about it. Should I start throwing random drivers into the kvm subsystem for them to maintain because I don't want to? :)
If there's really no other way to do this, than to put it in staging, let's talk about it. But saying "this must go here" is not a conversation...
"""
I deeply cherish the fact this stuff is out in public. It helps more junior software devs learn the softer skills.
[1] https://lwn.net/ml/linux-kernel/[email protected]/