Re: Contribute - How to

[Randy.Dunlap]

Mark Miller wrote:
> On Thu, 02 Dec 2004 20:27:52 -0800, Randy.Dunlap <rddunlap@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > ram mohan wrote:
>
>
> > > 4. Can I suggest new features?
> >
> > Of course.  But part of the Linux culture is that
> > ideas/suggestions don't carry much weight.  It's
> > sometimes phrased as:
> >   Shut up and code.
> > or
> >   Show us the code.
> > so send patches too.  :)
>
>
> While this may be true of those on the Linux Kernel Mailing List, I
> would hope (from your statement of "Linux Culture", this would involve
> things periphially related to Linux, such as KDE), that ideas and
> suggestions would actually carry _some_ wait.

Good or bad, I mostly use the word "Linux" to mean the kernel,
not the entire collection of system software.

> Although I can fully understand developers of the Linux Kernel taking
> this mindset, since it is not dealing with such things as the User
> Interface.

Sure, it's up to each open source project to deal with feature
requests or suggestions in whatever way that the people in
the project(s) choose.

> Just something I've had to deal with recently. Don't mind me.


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~Randy
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