Re: [linux-lvm] Re: [repost] Announce: Linux-OpenLVM mailing list

2001-04-20 Thread Wichert Akkerman
Previously Heinz J. Mauelshagen wrote: > Linux LVM is a Sistina GPL project and there's no danger at all > that we want to change its GPL nature! I think the general sentiment is that LVM is a Linux project, currently being managed by Sistina. Also, since you have merged patches from other you

Re: [linux-lvm] Re: [repost] Announce: Linux-OpenLVM mailing list

2001-04-20 Thread Patrick Caulfield
On Thu, Apr 19, 2001 at 04:09:32PM -0400, Jeff Garzik wrote: > AJ Lewis wrote: > > Ok, the issue here is that we're trying to get a release out and so anything > > that majorly changes the code is getting shunted aside for the moment. It > > would be stupid to just add everything that comes in on

Re: [linux-lvm] Re: [repost] Announce: Linux-OpenLVM mailing list

2001-04-20 Thread Jeff Garzik
Luca Berra wrote: > we have some serous problems here. [...] > a better lvm (still buggy according to many kernel hackers, but better still), > which does not get into the kernel for communication reasons. (Alan can you help? > there is a lot of stuff that goes in -ac before going to mainstream)

Re: [linux-lvm] Re: [repost] Announce: Linux-OpenLVM mailing list

2001-04-20 Thread Luca Berra
Fuck! I hate these things early in the morning. what gets me extremely pissed in the whole business is that i don't believe that splitting the mailing list is the solution to LVM problems. Escpecially since we have a number of lusers of lwm at the time being. I believe sistina is mostly at faul

Re: [linux-lvm] Re: [repost] Announce: Linux-OpenLVM mailing list

2001-04-19 Thread Paul Jakma
On Thu, 19 Apr 2001, Andreas Dilger wrote: > went in, but not other stuff. Also, it doesn't appear that any of the > LVM changes are making it into the stock kernel, which is basically a > recepie for disaster. agreed... after the problematic inclusion of 0.9 into the kernel i asked on sistina

Re: [linux-lvm] Re: [repost] Announce: Linux-OpenLVM mailing list

2001-04-19 Thread Andreas Dilger
AJ writes: > Ok, the issue here is that we're trying to get a release out and so anything > that majorly changes the code is getting shunted aside for the moment. Actually, the whole idea of "trying to get a release out" is part of the problem. If patches were included into CVS and sent sent to

Re: [linux-lvm] Re: [repost] Announce: Linux-OpenLVM mailing list

2001-04-19 Thread Miles Lane
Alan Cox wrote: >>As far as getting patches into the stock kernel, we've been sending patches >>to Linus for over a month now, and none of them have made it in. Maybe >>someone has some pointers on how we get our code past his filters. >> > > Has it occured to you that some of this might be bec

Re: [linux-lvm] Re: [repost] Announce: Linux-OpenLVM mailing list

2001-04-19 Thread Kurt Garloff
Hi AJ, On Thu, Apr 19, 2001 at 02:40:15PM -0500, AJ Lewis wrote: > The list is now open. I've talked to our admin and he's opening it up. > Send me e-mail if it doesn't work, 'cause something else is broken. to me it looks like your reactions are too late. I suggest you Sistina people accept t

Re: [linux-lvm] Re: [repost] Announce: Linux-OpenLVM mailing list

2001-04-19 Thread AJ Lewis
On Thu, Apr 19, 2001 at 04:09:32PM -0400, Jeff Garzik wrote: > AJ Lewis wrote: > > Ok, the issue here is that we're trying to get a release out and so anything > > that majorly changes the code is getting shunted aside for the moment. It > > would be stupid to just add everything that comes in on

Re: [linux-lvm] Re: [repost] Announce: Linux-OpenLVM mailing list

2001-04-19 Thread Jeff Garzik
AJ Lewis wrote: > Ok, the issue here is that we're trying to get a release out and so anything > that majorly changes the code is getting shunted aside for the moment. It > would be stupid to just add everything that comes in on the ML without > review. Linus does the exact same thing. I've sai

Re: [linux-lvm] Re: [repost] Announce: Linux-OpenLVM mailing list

2001-04-19 Thread Alan Cox
> As far as getting patches into the stock kernel, we've been sending patches > to Linus for over a month now, and none of them have made it in. Maybe > someone has some pointers on how we get our code past his filters. Has it occured to you that some of this might be because the code does stuff

Re: [linux-lvm] Re: [repost] Announce: Linux-OpenLVM mailing list

2001-04-19 Thread Christoph Hellwig
On Thu, Apr 19, 2001 at 01:45:20PM -0600, Andreas Dilger wrote: > I don't think that the subscription is necessarily the only issue. I'm > subscribed to all of the LVM mailing lists, and still a lot of what I > submit (legitimate bug fixes, and not just features/code cleanup) does > not get added

Re: [linux-lvm] Re: [repost] Announce: Linux-OpenLVM mailing list

2001-04-19 Thread Jens Axboe
On Thu, Apr 19 2001, AJ Lewis wrote: > As far as getting patches into the stock kernel, we've been sending patches > to Linus for over a month now, and none of them have made it in. Maybe > someone has some pointers on how we get our code past his filters. The diff between 2.4.4-pre LVM and your

Re: [linux-lvm] Re: [repost] Announce: Linux-OpenLVM mailing list

2001-04-19 Thread Rik van Riel
On Thu, 19 Apr 2001, Andreas Dilger wrote: > I don't think that the subscription is necessarily the only > issue. I'm subscribed to all of the LVM mailing lists, and > still a lot of what I submit (legitimate bug fixes, and not just > features/code cleanup) does not get added to CVS. Yes, the >

Re: [linux-lvm] Re: [repost] Announce: Linux-OpenLVM mailing list

2001-04-19 Thread AJ Lewis
On Thu, Apr 19, 2001 at 01:45:20PM -0600, Andreas Dilger wrote: > I don't think that the subscription is necessarily the only issue. I'm > subscribed to all of the LVM mailing lists, and still a lot of what I > submit (legitimate bug fixes, and not just features/code cleanup) does > not get added

Re: [linux-lvm] Re: [repost] Announce: Linux-OpenLVM mailing list

2001-04-19 Thread Alan Cox
> Not to be negative, but isn't Alan the pot calling the kettle black? You > use ORBS to block email as well, with no hope of reprieve. AFAIK, the I dont stop other people discussing the kernel. Its very very different. > linux-lvm list has a moderator which _should_ forward legitimate emails

Re: [linux-lvm] Re: [repost] Announce: Linux-OpenLVM mailing list

2001-04-19 Thread Alan Cox
> All it would have taken was a request and a good reason for doing so, but > I guess this is one way to do it. Just don't complain about spam. :) I think you'll find several folks who run linux-kernel and other lists like the linux.nl mailhub more than happy to help there Alan - To unsubscri

Re: [linux-lvm] Re: [repost] Announce: Linux-OpenLVM mailing list

2001-04-19 Thread Andreas Dilger
AJ Lewis writes: > On Thu, Apr 19, 2001 at 08:02:50PM +0100, Alan Cox wrote: > > Well their approach to patches that fix bugs is to reject emails. They've > > done that to stuff I've reported any many others. So there is a problem. > > And it's kind of hard to discuss a problem when you are being

Re: [linux-lvm] Re: [repost] Announce: Linux-OpenLVM mailing list

2001-04-19 Thread AJ Lewis
The list is now open. I've talked to our admin and he's opening it up. Send me e-mail if it doesn't work, 'cause something else is broken. All it would have taken was a request and a good reason for doing so, but I guess this is one way to do it. Just don't complain about spam. :) Regards, AJ