On Wed, 21 Aug 2013 02:04:17 -0500, Rob Landley wrote: > On 08/20/2013 10:32:02 PM, Michael Witten wrote: > >> On Tue, 20 Aug 2013 19:19:37 -0500, Rob Landley wrote: >> >>> Hence asking if we really needed >>> three separate commits to accomplish something that didn't actually >>> need to be done in the first place.) >>> ... >>> Actually my objection is that it's not worth the churn in the commit logs. >> >> Naturally, we don't NEED three separate commits! Squash all of them >> into one commit if that's something worth hissing about. >> >> Do you need help with the relevant commands? > > The correct response to someone disagreeing you is to patronize them?
That's rich. > Query: did you notice the phrase "something that didn't actually need > to be done in the first place"? You quoted it and everything, so I'm > assuming you ignored it intentionally rather than simply not noticing. I quote my quote of your text: > Hence asking if we really needed three separate commits to accomplish > something that didn't actually need to be done in the first place.) > ... > Actually my objection is that it's not worth the churn in the commit > logs. Query: Do you not even know what you write, documentation maintainer? >> Because you are the former and current maintainer of large and active >> projects, I'd expect you to *appreciate* the value of taking in >> fine-grained patches for REVIEW (even if you don't appreciate their >> sum total). > > I reviewed them. The result of that review is what you're objecting to. I'm objecting to your style. > You misunderstand the nature of the position: this is volunteer > janitorial work. I don't get paid for it Some janitors mop whole floors. Other janitors scrub patches of moldy grout with a toothbrush. There's no reason for one to belittle the other---especially when *both* aren't getting paid. > (Your indignant and self-important reaction to that evaluation _has_ changed > my opinion of your technical judgement and likelihood of listening to > you in the future, so that's something.) My sentiments exactly. You are a master of irony. > Nothing stops one of the other maintainers from taking your patch over > my objections. Most documentation goes in through other trees anyway, > generally as part of series with code and documentation components. But > _my_ evaluation remains "NAK". Good grief. The destiny of these trivial patches is irrelevant at this point in our conversation; please reflect instead on the destiny of your relationship with other people. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majord...@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/