Re: [Announce] XFS 1.1 Prerelease 2 available for testing

[Tony Gale <gale@syntax.dstl.gov.uk>]

On Wed, 2002-03-27 at 16:03, Steve Lord wrote:
> 
> Because I have a lot of other work I do for SGI apart from Linux XFS,
> work which generates revenue. I do not yet feel I have the time to
> dedicate to going through the process of getting XFS into the kernel.
> Once I  start, I expect the floodgates to open, and basically I would
> get totally buried, then something would come up on the Irix side and I
> would have to drop the process for a couple of weeks.
> 
> Having said that, I am working towards this, I know the clock is
> ticking on 2.5.

Ok, thats understandable.

Perhaps we should be petitioning SGI to free up your time instead of to
bother Linus/Al :-)

> 
> > 
> > Is it because you don't think they are ready? I don't agree that
> > advertising is the way to get things into the kernel - pure bloody
> > mindedness seems more effective.
> 
> Well, I am not Hans Reiser when it comes to being bloody minded!

Few people are :-)

-tony