On 08/12/14 15:32, Jonathan Ben Avraham wrote:
On Tue, 12 Aug 2014, Igor Grinberg wrote:
Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2014 15:09:41 +0300 From: Igor Grinberg grinberg@compulab.co.il To: Jonathan Ben Avraham yba@tkos.co.il, David Nelson djhenjin1@gmail.com Cc: u-boot@lists.denx.de Subject: Re: [U-Boot] Newbies list?
On 08/12/14 14:35, Jonathan Ben Avraham wrote:
On Tue, 12 Aug 2014, David Nelson wrote:
Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2014 01:14:55 -0600 From: David Nelson djhenjin1@gmail.com To: Donald Dade donald.dade@gmail.com, u-boot@lists.denx.de Subject: Re: [U-Boot] Newbies list?
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+1
It would be good to have a development *discussion* list, as opposed to the current patch-oriented list.
patches _are_ development... I don't think you can separate one from the other... As Lukasz already said, don't be afraid, post your wondering.
Hi Igor, You are correct, patches _are_ indeed development. But they are _not_ discussion.
Not exactly... All patches should go through a review and that can start a discussion... as it always did...
But you can discuss design decisions without reference to patches.
You still can do this on this list, as many people do. Also, in many cases, sending RFC patches is the best way to start a discussion.
Of course if all that you have is a hammer then the world looks like a nail, or a patch in this case. There needs to be a separate list to discuss design, planning, documentation and instruction issues, with a low-enough volume to allow for the occasional noob question. The current list is not appropriate for these needs.
I'm sorry, but I have to disagree. Current list worked for many years and continues to work very well for all the above. IMO, splitting it will be too artificial.