Re: The direction linux is taking

Linus Torvalds (torvalds@transmeta.com)
Thu, 27 Dec 2001 11:29:02 -0800 (PST)


On Thu, 27 Dec 2001, Rik van Riel wrote:
>
> Of course the patch will be updated when needed, but I still
> have a few 6-month old patches lying around that still work
> as expected and don't need any change.

Sure. Automatic re-mailing can be part of the maintainership, if the
testing of the validity of the patch is also automated (ie add a automated
note that says that it has been verified).

It's just that I actually _have_ had people who just put "mail torvalds <
crap" in their cron routines. It quickly caused them to become part of my
spam-filter, and thus _nothing_ ever showed up from them, whether
automated or not..

Linus

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