Re: Russell King forks ARM Linux.

From: Alexander Viro (viro@math.psu.edu)
Date: Wed Sep 27 2000 - 21:38:23 EST


On Thu, 28 Sep 2000, Miles Lane wrote:

> Perhaps the Linux community should draft up some
> guidelines for the job of maintainer that would include
> some mechanism for replacing a maintainer who is not
> effectively shepherding his port.

Since when it is decided by community? It's not a democracy. You don't
like it - maintain your tree and accept/reject whatever you want.

I find plonk-by-domain silly, but the contents of filters is the private
business of person using them. Period. We've been through that quite a few
times when Alan-uses-*R*S threads appeared on the list. Enough, already.

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