From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mail-33-ewr.dyndns.com (mxout-111-ewr.mailhop.org [216.146.33.111]) by lists.bufferbloat.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id D3C6B2E04C5 for ; Tue, 8 Feb 2011 08:45:33 -0800 (PST) Received: from scan-31-ewr.mailhop.org (scan-31-ewr.local [10.0.141.237]) by mail-33-ewr.dyndns.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 304A26FCDE9 for ; Tue, 8 Feb 2011 16:45:32 +0000 (UTC) X-Spam-Score: 0.0 () X-Mail-Handler: MailHop by DynDNS X-Originating-IP: 70.61.120.58 Received: from smtp.tuxdriver.com (charlotte.tuxdriver.com [70.61.120.58]) by mail-33-ewr.dyndns.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4EDF66FC8BC; Tue, 8 Feb 2011 16:45:26 +0000 (UTC) Received: from uucp by smtp.tuxdriver.com with local-rmail (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1Pmqgu-0006s1-MP; Tue, 08 Feb 2011 11:45:24 -0500 Received: from linville-8530p.local (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by linville-8530p.local (8.14.4/8.14.4) with ESMTP id p18GUOSM005102; Tue, 8 Feb 2011 11:30:25 -0500 Received: (from linville@localhost) by linville-8530p.local (8.14.4/8.14.4/Submit) id p18GUMVN005095; Tue, 8 Feb 2011 11:30:22 -0500 Date: Tue, 8 Feb 2011 11:30:22 -0500 From: "John W. Linville" To: Dave =?iso-8859-1?Q?T=E4ht?= Message-ID: <20110208163022.GE2448@tuxdriver.com> References: <87ipwxf31b.fsf@cruithne.co.teklibre.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit In-Reply-To: <87ipwxf31b.fsf@cruithne.co.teklibre.org> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.21 (2010-09-15) Cc: bloat-devel , bloat Subject: Re: [Bloat] branching the kernel, etc. X-BeenThere: bloat@lists.bufferbloat.net X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.13 Precedence: list List-Id: General list for discussing Bufferbloat List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 08 Feb 2011 16:45:34 -0000 On Sun, Feb 06, 2011 at 11:09:36AM -0700, Dave Täht wrote: > > I'm posting this cross-list because I'd like to see development related > issues move to the bloat-devel list long term, and I see several > developer folk not on bloat-devel. > > I'd like to get some honest development happening. > > Branching the kernel, and maintaining it, seems to be a major > headache. I'd like someone with cred in the kernel communities to step > up, when it's needed. That person is not me. Anyone? I can do this. FWIW, I am the Linux kernel maintainer for wireless LANs already. I'm already good at handling patches I don't fully understand... :-) Any objections? John -- John W. Linville Someday the world will need a hero, and you linville@tuxdriver.com might be all we have. Be ready.