Re: [Gdbheads] A small patch case study, -file-list-exec-source-files

Bob Rossi
2004-03-25T12:43:18Z

On Thu, Mar 25, 2004 at 01:19:16AM -0500, Robert Dewar wrote:
> Ian Lance Taylor wrote:
>
> >I want to note that this is only partially true. In fact there are a
> >number of people who are paid to work on gdb.
>
> Yes, but they aren't necessarily paid to work for the same goals as
> FSF maintenance. If I am working for company X which wants a reliable
> GDB for target Y, we may have zero interest in a patch that does not
> promote this goal.

This was basically asking my question in a sentence.

What incentive does a maintainer have in reviewing patches quickly?

Bob Rossi