[PATCH 3/3] ARM: early_printk: use printascii() rather than printch()

Chris Brandt Chris.Brandt at renesas.com
Thu Nov 2 09:30:55 PDT 2017


On Thursday, November 02, 2017 1, Russell King - ARM Linux wrote:
> >   Forget it.  (mailing lists are so dry when it comes to humor)
> 
> It's not mailing lists, it's email.  Email lacks the facial expressions,
> and the voice inflections and tone necessary to convey this extra
> "metadata".  It's a well known problem.  Email is dry and devoid of the
> subtle hints that humans need to effectively communicate.  Communication
> is *not* just about the words on a page.

Ya I know (insert Frowning Face U+2639 here)

> It's why we have smilies and emojis, as an attempt to fill that void, but
> I bet most of us (me included) don't use them enough.

I bet people would take their patches being rejected much better if you 
just sent back a Pile of Poo emoji (U+1F4A9) instead.

 (yes, said in a sarcastic voice)


> 	http://www.youmeworks.com/no_honking.html

 * Don't use e-mail for emotional or sensitive topics. Pick
   up the phone or visit in person.

I look forward to seeing you at the next ELC!

   (yes, sarcasm again....)


Cheers

Chris



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