plain-text email and kernel development

[raf]

On Tue, Sep 15, 2020 at 08:30:49AM +0200, Francesco Ariis <fa-ml at ariis.it> wrote:

> Hello mutters,
>     I have just finished reading this article on The Register: «Relying
> on plain-text email is a 'barrier to entry' for kernel development, says
> Linux Foundation board member». [1]
> 
> Of course this opinion is not shocking, given that the «Linux Foundation
> board member» in question is a Microsoft attaché.
> The comment section was definitely not supportive of the idea.
> 
> I post it here as we had our fair share of discussion on plain text vs. rich
> text too and I consider the debate not tangential to what mutt is; so it
> is interesting to see opinions of the broader open-source community
> —F
> 
> [1] https://www.theregister.com/2020/08/25/linux_kernel_email/

i'd be surprised if someone who is technically competent
enough to patch the Linux kernel would have much difficulty
sending plain text emails. but what do i know? :-)

cheers,
raf