Re: RFC: reviewer's statement of oversight

From: Jeremy Fitzhardinge
Date: Mon Oct 08 2007 - 14:17:13 EST


Randy Dunlap wrote:
> but Tested-by: doesn't have to involve any "actually looking at/reading
> the patch." Right?
>
> IOW, the patch could be ugly as sin but it works...
>

Sure, absolutely. I never said its a substitute for review. An ugly
working patch is useful, because its the raw material for a nice working
patch. A nice non-working patch can be framed and admired from a
distance, but it isn't terribly useful.

J
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