From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.2 (2018-09-13) on dcvr.yhbt.net X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-ASN: AS31976 209.132.180.0/23 X-Spam-Status: No, score=-4.0 required=3.0 tests=BAYES_00,DKIM_SIGNED, DKIM_VALID,DKIM_VALID_EF,HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS, MAILING_LIST_MULTI,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_MED,SPF_HELO_PASS,SPF_PASS shortcircuit=no autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.2 Received: from sourceware.org (server1.sourceware.org [209.132.180.131]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by dcvr.yhbt.net (Postfix) with ESMTPS id B3FC31F461 for ; Tue, 16 Jul 2019 12:40:59 +0000 (UTC) DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=sourceware.org; h=list-id :list-unsubscribe:list-subscribe:list-archive:list-post :list-help:sender:to:cc:from:subject:mime-version:content-type :content-transfer-encoding:in-reply-to:references:date :message-id; q=dns; s=default; b=ttzqACpI8zxOzsb8BW09CAxzI71DGCK 3/at3e+ZExDZzWdyf49wleEj4b8yBPb67hbioUSqbFzbFbPaIddZOPxqjaLsvPem JZL6Ec6X8DwhTN0hzj6SYD3NAwCe9Pt3c60ks0ujK7hFKWL+RIjNLWh5fXHP+YFa EY2nCV1FFreI= DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha1; c=relaxed; d=sourceware.org; h=list-id :list-unsubscribe:list-subscribe:list-archive:list-post :list-help:sender:to:cc:from:subject:mime-version:content-type :content-transfer-encoding:in-reply-to:references:date :message-id; s=default; bh=oCgfdNtcD/3hz++XCnwkZbtRrKg=; b=nh3WT EF15nI4SW+NMqCVGv04FY+nCLY6bgdorxG/117X+rBvMDrRLdO5anCZDxHNJvD2v eb7I/yRUzk6nC9/c6BX9Y54bA9GSenBLjHM3qrlZ5oLC6crFTgDKdWZXSIjmUciw 7u71NpJaLh4LNcG8GvFMz6RFGCqRH8+cYfT+QA= Received: (qmail 128615 invoked by alias); 16 Jul 2019 12:40:57 -0000 Mailing-List: contact libc-alpha-help@sourceware.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: libc-alpha-owner@sourceware.org Received: (qmail 128607 invoked by uid 89); 16 Jul 2019 12:40:57 -0000 Authentication-Results: sourceware.org; auth=none X-HELO: mail-out.m-online.net To: Siddhesh Poyarekar cc: libc-alpha@sourceware.org, Lukasz Majewski From: Wolfgang Denk Subject: Re: Accelerating Y2038 glibc fixes MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-transfer-encoding: 8bit In-reply-to: <2a129837-9fe4-8f37-2b0d-2086a2f8253b@gotplt.org> References: <20190712072103.D3DBC24003A@gemini.denx.de> <2a129837-9fe4-8f37-2b0d-2086a2f8253b@gotplt.org> Comments: In-reply-to Siddhesh Poyarekar message dated "Tue, 16 Jul 2019 17:20:36 +0530." Date: Tue, 16 Jul 2019 14:40:47 +0200 Message-Id: <20190716124047.6791D240049@gemini.denx.de> Dear Siddhesh, In message <2a129837-9fe4-8f37-2b0d-2086a2f8253b@gotplt.org> you wrote: > > I haven't been involved in the Y2038 issue so I cannot comment on the > content or quality of the patches or the way forward in that context. > However I want to assure you that we're collectively trying our best to > review patches that come on the list, just that there aren't enough > hands to help. Thanks for taking time to read and respond. I never meant to suggest that you folks are not all trying to do your best - belive me, I know such a situation very well. I've been long enough maintainer of a bigger FOSS project myself (U-Boot)... > glibc is a central project in the Linux ecosystem but > unfortunately it's not as well staffed as other projects such as the > kernel or gcc. Things have gotten much better in the last few years, > but we're still short of people as many of us are doing other things > alongside glibc. This is something I can understand and accept. And we're trying to offer help - both with man-power and with funding. only nobody seems to be interested :-( > Hopefully someone with more context and will respond soon and help > unblock things but until then, please don't lose hope, we will get there > eventually! Thanks! Best regards, Wolfgang Denk -- DENX Software Engineering GmbH, Managing Director: Wolfgang Denk HRB 165235 Munich, Office: Kirchenstr.5, D-82194 Groebenzell, Germany Phone: (+49)-8142-66989-10 Fax: (+49)-8142-66989-80 Email: wd@denx.de I program, therefore I am.