[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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