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Date:      Wed, 2 Oct 2002 18:33:31 +0300
From:      Giorgos Keramidas <keramida@FreeBSD.org>
To:        Nate Lawson <nate@root.org>
Cc:        current@FreeBSD.org, scsi@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: Announce: informal quirk maintainer
Message-ID:  <20021002153331.GA734@hades.hell.gr>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0210011122150.85911-100000@root.org>
References:  <Pine.BSF.4.21.0210011122150.85911-100000@root.org>

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On 2002-10-01 13:08, Nate Lawson <nate@root.org> wrote:
> I will be taking ownership of quirk maintenance to help clarify and
> expedite things.  The goal is to interoperate with as much hardware
> as possible while keeping the table attributed and in
> well-maintained order.
>
> Here are a few guidelines:
>
> 1. All quirks submissions must go through GNATS PR db.  This is to
> facilitate tracking and archival of discussion.

Sounds a nice idea.

> 2. A quirk is only needed if the device hangs or refuses to operate
> without it.
> 3. Please follow the quirk submission guidelines to help things proceed
> quickly:
>          http://www.root.org/~nate/freebsd/quirks.html
> 4. Please do not commit quirks directly.
> 5. GNATS maintainers should assign quirk-related PRs to njl@

I am unfamiliar with the notion of "quirks", but as long as you or
anyone else takes precautions to avoid creating a bottleneck, in case
you have to go away for extended periods of time, that's a fine thing.
This is all, IMHO, of course.

Giorgos.

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