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Linus Explains his Patch Policy

Posted by chrisd on from the read-it-twice dept.

An anonymous reader writes "For everyone who has been wondering the method behind Linus's seeming madness of accepting or dropping patches, he has finally given a thorough explanation. A must read for anyone who wants to get their favorite feature into the next release of the kernel."

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  1. Re:Great! by GoatPigSheep · · Score: -1, Troll

    Isn't having one person in charge of the official tree against the whole idea of open-source?

    Shouldn't everyone have input of equal value?

    Then again, a certain popular linux site also has 'super-users' who control everything. I guesse the open-source world is full of contradictions.

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    GoatPigSheep, the 3 most important food groups
  2. Re:Great! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    You know what's full of contradictions? Life. You know what's not? Me, fucking your mom.

  3. Re:Policy... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    U==PIRATE!!

  4. Damn... talk about an atitude problem by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    What got up Linus' ass that day? Did he not get any from his wife last night or something???

  5. you flaming cumcake! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    where were u on Saturday Night instead of at my PARTY!>?? i stood by teh door ALL NIGHT wating for u 2 cum. but NO!@ you were 2 busy lapping whore lips in Worcester.

    8======D(_*_) sexxxual asspussy

  6. YOUR CORNHOLE WILL NEED PATCHING WHEN I AM DONE by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll
  7. Re:I'm just wondering what a new XWindows would ta by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    You, sir, are an asshat.

    PS: Do you have any idea what this article is actually about?

  8. Re:Heheh. Hi. by shinobiX · · Score: 0, Troll

    well unfortunatly Im sure its not.. grow up and suck my d!ck :)