Re: Request for comment -- a better attribution system

From: Jes Sorensen (jes@linuxcare.com)
Date: Sat Apr 21 2001 - 19:45:40 EDT

  • Next message: Eric S. Raymond: "Re: Request for comment -- a better attribution system"

    >>>>> "Henning" == Henning P Schmiedehausen <mailgate@mail.hometree.net> writes:

    Henning> "Eric S. Raymond" <esr@thyrsus.com> writes:
    >> Here is an example map block for my kxref.py tool:

    >> # %Map # T: CONFIG_ namespace cross-reference generator/analyzer #
    >> P: Eric S. Raymond <esr@thyrsus.com> # M: esr@thyrsus.com # L:
    >> kbuild-devel@kbuild.sourceforge.net # W:
    >> http://www.tuxedo.org/~esr/cml2 # D: Sat Apr 21 11:41:52 EDT 2001 #
    >> S: Maintained

    >> Comments are solicited.

    Henning> Hi Eric,

    Henning> please not. If you really want to redo this, please use a
    Henning> simple XML markup. Let's not introduce another kind of
    Henning> markup if there is already a well distributed and working.

    Henning> What's wrong with:

    DON'T! go there, please!

    A) This sucks to write and maintain, B) it sucks for people bringing
    up Linux on a minimum system or new architecture because they don't
    want to have to install 217 XML and other tools to just be able to
    configure and build a basic kernel.

    Jes
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