Re: Fix signal handler

From: Shawn O. Pearce <spearce@spearce.org>
Date: Feb 3, 2010, 15:52 UTC
Message-ID: <20100203155252.GA14799@spearce.org>
In-Reply-To: <4B699A45.7000905@web.de>

Markus Elfring <Markus.Elfring@web.de> wrote:

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> >
> > So why don't you post patches (either fixes or testcases exhibiting
> > the issue) instead of more mails containing the same points?
> >   
> 
> I try to get a feeling about acceptance for update suggestions before
> they can be expressed in the target programming language.

We've been burned too many times by people who drive-by and demand we fix X, without showing proof that X is a problem, or offering a patch to resolve whatever X they claim is an issue. Each such time burns existing well-known contributor time.

We've also been burned too many times by well-known contributors posting "Hey, we should do Y" and then never actually writing the code themselves. I know, I've done it.

Pie-in-the-sky discussions serve no purpose, and just waste everyone's time.

If its worthwhile, write the damn code, and share it. If its not worth your time to write the code in order to propose the idea, its not worth our time to listen.

I've never kill-filed _ANYONE_ on this mailing list before.  You are

>.< this close to making me go figure out how to setup a kill file

on my domain just so I can stop receving all emails from you.

-- 
Shawn.