From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mail-04-iad.dyndns.com (mxout-226-iad.mailhop.org [216.146.32.226]) by lists.bufferbloat.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 83A952E04C5 for ; Tue, 8 Feb 2011 09:59:55 -0800 (PST) Received: from scan-02-iad.mailhop.org (scan-02-iad.local [10.150.0.207]) by mail-04-iad.dyndns.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4C94C8338FB for ; Tue, 8 Feb 2011 17:59:54 +0000 (UTC) X-Spam-Score: 0.0 () X-Mail-Handler: MailHop by DynDNS X-Originating-IP: 71.162.243.5 Received: from snark.thyrsus.com (static-71-162-243-5.phlapa.fios.verizon.net [71.162.243.5]) by mail-04-iad.dyndns.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id D83858338DB; Tue, 8 Feb 2011 17:59:53 +0000 (UTC) Received: by snark.thyrsus.com (Postfix, from userid 23) id 57FB320C1BE; Tue, 8 Feb 2011 12:59:52 -0500 (EST) Date: Tue, 8 Feb 2011 12:59:52 -0500 From: Eric Raymond To: "John W. Linville" Message-ID: <20110208175952.GC7744@thyrsus.com> References: <87ipwxf31b.fsf@cruithne.co.teklibre.org> <20110208163022.GE2448@tuxdriver.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20110208163022.GE2448@tuxdriver.com> Organization: Eric Conspiracy Secret Labs X-Eric-Conspiracy: There is no conspiracy User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.20 (2009-06-14) 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 Reply-To: esr@thyrsus.com 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 17:59:56 -0000 John W. Linville : > > 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? Objections? Not hardly...I think we love you! :-) -- Eric S. Raymond