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To:     Chuck Zmudzinski <brchuckz@netscape.net>
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On 13.07.2022 17:02, Chuck Zmudzinski wrote:
> 5. I have been asked to help backport my fix to all stable branches.

Before anything can sensibly be backported, we need maintainer buyoff on
a patch. And then they may have an opinion how far this is reasonable to
backport.

Jan