From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S264444AbUEYB4Q (ORCPT ); Mon, 24 May 2004 21:56:16 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S264461AbUEYB4Q (ORCPT ); Mon, 24 May 2004 21:56:16 -0400 Received: from parcelfarce.linux.theplanet.co.uk ([195.92.249.252]:7363 "EHLO www.linux.org.uk") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S264444AbUEYB4P (ORCPT ); Mon, 24 May 2004 21:56:15 -0400 Date: Tue, 25 May 2004 02:56:14 +0100 From: viro@parcelfarce.linux.theplanet.co.uk To: "Francis J. A. Pinteric" Cc: kernel Subject: Re: [RFD] Explicitly documenting patch submission Message-ID: <20040525015614.GM17014@parcelfarce.linux.theplanet.co.uk> References: <1YUY7-6fF-11@gated-at.bofh.it> <20040524204155.17836441.linuxdoctor@linuxdoctor.biz> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20040524204155.17836441.linuxdoctor@linuxdoctor.biz> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Mon, May 24, 2004 at 08:41:55PM -0400, Francis J. A. Pinteric wrote: > Personally, I'd like to see this evolve into something along the lines > of ISO-9000. If linux development can have the ability to create > detailed audit trails of code changes there would never be a question > about who contributed what and who owns it. > > It would be nice if some sort of ISO-9000 compliance were a long term > goal here. The proprietary software houses would go nuts. Why would we care whether they go nuts or not? We would go nuts, now _that_ I do care about. > >>>---fja-> > > > -- > If you think what I'm saying is "politically incorrect", No, just plain stupid. > you've got the wrong politics. > > Tired of `netiquette'? Not really. *plonk*