Re: [Gnu-arch-users] Re: kernel.bkbits.net off the air

[Samium Gromoff]

At 14 Nov 2003 16:38:37 +0900,
Miles Bader wrote:
> 
> David Brown <address@hidden> writes:
> > I've sure seen complaints about people not being able to use BK and
> > asking for something.  CVS was probably chosen because it is 'standard'
> > and exists, but the demand is definitely influenced by people not
> > wanting, or not able to use BK.
> 
> I think another factor was that LM considers CVS `safe', as it's crappy
> enough to not really be much of a threat to BK saleswise.  For this
> reason, it seems unlikely he'd make an arch gateway, even if the benefit
> to users was very high.

So far i don`t see enough articulation of that issue.

This makes me think that "we don`t care about saving the extended metadata
in a free software way" is a dominating idea on lkml.

> -Miles
> -- 
> "Most attacks seem to take place at night, during a rainstorm, uphill,
>  where four map sheets join."   -- Anon. British Officer in WW I

regards, Samium Gromoff