Ingo Molnar writes: > > * Mikael Pettersson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Now I tried the 2.6.24 release and noticed that WOL is still > > > broken. I'll be happy to test any patches that can make it into > > > 2.6.24.1. > > > > 1. Wrong mailing list; use netdev (@vger) instead. > > lkml is the right mailing list for reporting Linux bugs. > > this is an extermely harmful trend i've seen lately: some kernel hackers > going out on a limb directing the flow of bugreports _away_ from lkml, > by suggesting to testers that lkml is somehow inappropriate for > reporting Linux kernel bugs. > > It's not even the standard "I Cc:-ed netdev, maybe they are interested > in this" message but the above, plain incorrect: "this is the wrong > mailing list" message. > > Mikael, what you do is as harmful to Linux as if you were intentionally > putting bugs into the kernel source. In fact it's more harmful because > it is irreversible: bugs you put into Linux i can fix and i can review > all past patches you did to undo the damage - tester attention and > feedback you redirect we cannot direct back.
Ok, I can see how my overly terse statement could be interpreted in this way, and I apologize for that. However, it _is_ a fact that there is a proliferation of specialized mailing lists, and it is also a fact that many developers _only_ read those lists. I'm in no way defending this behaviour, on the contrary I probably dislike it as much as you do. But we can't ignore it. I should of course have written something like "please cc: <whateverlist>" instead of the stupid "wrong mailing" list comment. > Stop it! Gladly. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
