On Tue, Feb 11, 2014 at 9:57 AM, Lee Jones <lee.jones@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> >> Time to revisit this decision.... >> >> >> >> So, based on the fact that children device names usually contain >> >> dashes, I do not understand why hwmon would be any special in this >> >> regard. It is possible that the hwmon developers have not faced much >> >> MFD situation before, and so, this was not considered to be handled >> >> like in other subsystems. >> >> >> >> I am proposing to change this "rule"... Any objection? >> > >> > I'm giving up here, sorry. There's no point in me writing any more on >> > the topic as you are not listening to me. I do not have the impression >> > you are doing any effort to understand what I'm saying. Plus you keep >> > focusing on things that do not matter and problems for which a solution >> > has already been provided. >> >> Does it mean the people cannot come up with ideas if they think >> something may be better than some provided way? Surely, software >> evolves over time and people are sometimes right, and sometimes wrong >> right? >> >> I can assure you that I do listen, please assume good faith with ideas >> thrown in. If you think it is that bad an idea, you could have >> explained why so, so that I and others can also understand it who do >> not yet, right? > > In the small amount of time you've been working in the kernel I've > seen 3-4 Maintainers completely give up on you and 2-3 driven close to > the end of their tether (myself included). > > Ranting and demanding will not work well for you here. Please, for > your own sake, learn some diplomacy and be courteous to others on the > list. If people are replying it means they're trying to help. Jumping > down their throats is not conducive to your success and will not > result in a win. I have not intended to demand anything, but I must confess that I was frustrated about my long work being wasted, and I could probably have spent my time with sipping some tea instead of replying. :-) Apologies if I had hurt anyone involved. It is far from my intention. I just really wished to proceed with this feature. Will try to grab my cup next time earlier. Cheers. _______________________________________________ lm-sensors mailing list lm-sensors@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.lm-sensors.org/mailman/listinfo/lm-sensors
