Patch noise [Was: GIT Noise]

[Maarten Maathuis]

On Fri, Feb 6, 2009 at 1:21 PM, Igor Mozolevsky <igor at hybrid-lab.co.uk> wrote:
> 2009/2/6 Maarten Maathuis:
>
>> If you were really seeing a duplicate of a git commit list, then you
>> would see a whole different picture. For you patches may just be
>> noise, but that's not the case for everyone.
>
> So ok then, what is the purpose of posting thousands of patches to xorg list?
>
> Cheers,
> Igor
>

It gives people time to check, review and/or complain about patches.
Now that the xorg-devel list was made, it will obviously move there.

I certainly check patches that catch my eye (a small fraction of the
total, i admit).

Maarten.