Timo Schoeler wrote:
Thus Kris Kennaway <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> spake on Fri, 11 Jan 2008
14:12:25 +0100:
Timo Schoeler wrote:
It will even go into the CVS tree (though probably not
into GENERIC) if the source is clean, style(9)-compliant
and well maintained.
It should do with *one* exception: Every other, more important
problem (e.g. getting ZFS to v9) is *solved*. If this is the case,
import the USB christmas tree device driver and introduce
dev.xmastree.lamps.blink as sysctl, absolutely no problem.
But even if it doesn't go into the
tree, that's not a big deal. For example, for several
years I maintained some patches that improved syscons
(kern/15436). They didn't go into CVS, but they worked
fine for me and a few others.
But I bet you would be fine with it in the tree as well as some
others, if not all others? If so, why didn't it get into the tree?
Maybe because some lower-priority USB christmas device driver was
imported instead?
This is the crucial point I wanted to show: *Priorities*.
You are making the incorrect assumption that one developer working on
e.g. your /dev/uxmas in any way effects the development of other
"more important" parts of the tree.
No, I didn't. I said that the work is done ineffectively as he's doing
underprioritized stuff. Working on higher prioritized stuff would be
more efficient, and would help the project even more.
Given the assumption that the developer is able to do both, the Xmas
tree as well as importing ZFS v9 into the tree.
(I don't see the point that when somebody is really *capable* of doing
both things, why should (s)he do the 'lower priority' thing. If you
are at the olympic stadium and you're the best sprinter, you wouldn't
join the marathon...!)
In almost all cases it does
not. If they were not working on that "lower priority" code, they
would not be working on your "more important" code anyway, unless
they already wanted to do that.
That's just a lack of responsibility, morals, and enthusiasm. So, why
code at all?
You are not listening to what we're telling you about how software
developers work, and you've also overridden the Reply-To: chat in my
previous email, which is inappropriate.
I'm not going to exchange further emails with you on this topic, and
you've also strongly encouraged me to also delete your future emails unread.
Goodbye,
Kris
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