Re: [linuxsh-dev] [RFC] LinuxSH code reorg

[Mitch D. <mj...@cy...>]

Greg Banks wrote:
> 
>   Yes.  However, let me share some bitter experience: it can take months
> and lots of effort to get patches accepted in the mainline.  If it hadn't
> been for Mitch's amazing persistence my HD64465 PCMCIA code would never have
> gotten in.

<laughing>

That was because I was naiive enough to think
it could be done! :-)

Mitch: "It can't be that hard, you're making a mountain
        out of a molehill".
Greg:  "Well I mailed Linus twice".
Mitch: "Let me have a go"

I eventually got it in by mailing Alan Cox a few times,
and David Hinds a few times, and Alan a few more times.
But it was really worth it.

Regards,

Mitch.
-- 
The GPL is a lot like an alligator snout.  You can hold it shut
with one hand, but if you stick your head in it bites like hell.
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