On kernel mailing list behavior
On kernel mailing list behavior
Posted Jul 19, 2013 14:44 UTC (Fri) by PlayDough (guest, #91822)In reply to: On kernel mailing list behavior by andresfreund
Parent article: On kernel mailing list behavior
> I can definitely see where you're coming from. Although I think that's partially caused by trying to keep the volume of the list on the "nearly" side of "nearly unhandleable". If LKML would cater to the general audience it would have a multitude of the current traffic.
Sure, I get it. To keep LKML relevant, it helps to keep the clueless and the chatty off of the list.
> So stuff like kernelnewbies or distro specific channels exist to fill that ,rather big, niche.
I guess the issue is that area in between newbies and experts. Sorta where I fall. I've been tangentially involved with kernel drivers since the 0.99 days, but never waded in more than knee deep. I can figure out most of the issues that come up with our drivers. But when I have trouble figuring things out, #kernelnewbies is too basic (typical response is "Hmmm, try LKML") and LKML is to advanced ("Come back when you have more data.").
Perhaps a #kernelundergraduates? :)