2003-08-20 11:47:12

by Alan

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Subject: PATCH: Maintainer/Credit update

--- MAINTAINERS~ 2003-08-20 12:45:37.000000000 +0100
+++ MAINTAINERS 2003-08-20 12:45:37.000000000 +0100
@@ -78,12 +78,6 @@
W: http://www.linuxtr.net
S: Maintained

-3C501 NETWORK DRIVER
-P: Alan Cox
-M: [email protected]
-L: [email protected]
-S: Maintained for 2.2 only
-
3C505 NETWORK DRIVER
P: Philip Blundell
M: [email protected]
@@ -2216,12 +2210,6 @@
L: [email protected]
S: Maintained

-Z85230 SYNCHRONOUS DRIVER
-P: Alan Cox
-M: [email protected]
-W: http://roadrunner.swansea.linux.org.uk/synchronous.shtml
-S: Maintained for 2.2 only
-
Z8530 DRIVER FOR AX.25
P: Joerg Reuter
M: [email protected]
--- CREDITS~ 2003-08-20 12:45:18.000000000 +0100
+++ CREDITS 2003-08-20 12:45:18.000000000 +0100
@@ -629,17 +629,18 @@
S: USA

N: Alan Cox
-W: http://roadrunner.swansea.linux.org.uk/alan.shtml
-E: [email protected]
-E: alan@http://www.linux.org.uk (linux.org.uk stuff)
-E: [email protected] (if others fail)
+W: http://www.linux.org.uk/diary/
D: Linux Networking (0.99.10->2.0.29)
D: Original Appletalk, AX.25, and IPX code
-D: Current 3c501 hacker. >>More 3c501 info/tricks wanted<<.
+D: 3c501 hacker
D: Watchdog timer drivers
D: Linux/SMP x86 (up to 2.0 only)
D: Initial Mac68K port
D: Video4Linux design, bw-qcam and PMS driver ports.
+D: IDE modularisation work
+D: Z85230 driver
+D: Former security contact point (please use [email protected])
+D: ex 2.2 maintainer
D: 2.1.x modular sound
S: c/o Red Hat UK Ltd
S: Alexandra House


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2003-08-20 11:59:41

by Marc-Christian Petersen

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Subject: Re: PATCH: Maintainer/Credit update

On Wednesday 20 August 2003 13:46, Alan Cox wrote:

Hi Alan,

> - Update other stuff because I will be away for a year
away?? Why? :-(

ciao, Marc

2003-08-21 10:32:55

by Marc-Christian Petersen

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Subject: Re: Next Month/Changes to where to send stuff

On Wednesday 20 August 2003 13:59, Marc-Christian Petersen wrote:

Hi Alan,

> On Wednesday 20 August 2003 13:46, Alan Cox wrote:
> he 2.2 tree needs a new maintainer, someone who can spend their entire
> life refusing patches, being ignored by the mainstream (because 2.2 is
> boring) and by vendors (who don't ship 2.2 any more).

I want to take 2.2.

> I'm not sure what to do about the -ac patch. Most of the remaining stuff
> is "pending Marcelo" for 2.4 mainstream, but not the O(1) scheduler and
> some of the odder cool stuff (like the morse bits). As 2.6 becomes
> relevant 2.4-ac basically becomes a fixed collection of add-ons that
> aren't mainstream anyway. And of course there are other people keeping
> patch sets in the same way nowdays.

If you want, you can send me your -ac stuff backed out and I can feed the
stuff to Marcelo.

ciao, Marc