Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 25 Feb 1999 21:36:15 +0000 | From | Steve Dodd <> | Subject | Re: People need to say "no" |
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Hi,
On Thu, Feb 25, 1999 at 10:27:06AM -0800, Larry McVoy wrote:
> Somebody needs to say no. All design and code needs to go through a > screening process and people need to justify their changes. If everyone > had Linus' sense of taste, his broad perspective on the whole OS, etc, > etc, then this process would not be needed. But Linus is remarkable, > I've never seen anyone quite like him in 15 years of OS work. Most people > are not like Linus, unfortunately.
Maybe (in his copious free time ;-) Linus could try to write a paper describing his design philosophies (perhaps he has already, and I just haven't seen it)? Stick it into linux/Documentation so everyone who grabs the kernel source can read it.
S.
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