Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1762875AbXHNOhq (ORCPT ); Tue, 14 Aug 2007 10:37:46 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1762556AbXHNOhB (ORCPT ); Tue, 14 Aug 2007 10:37:01 -0400 Received: from pentafluge.infradead.org ([213.146.154.40]:33858 "EHLO pentafluge.infradead.org" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1762452AbXHNOg7 (ORCPT ); Tue, 14 Aug 2007 10:36:59 -0400 Subject: Re: [PATCH] [1/2many] - FInd the maintainer(s) for a patch - scripts/get_maintainer.pl From: Arjan van de Ven To: Adrian Bunk Cc: Alan Cox , Rene Herman , Trond Myklebust , Mariusz Kozlowski , Joe Perches , akpm@linux-foundation.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, torvalds@linux-foundation.org In-Reply-To: <20070814142853.GQ18945@stusta.de> References: <1186984174.10249.7.camel@localhost> <200708131933.10125.m.kozlowski@tuxland.pl> <1187026955.2688.4.camel@laptopd505.fenrus.org> <1187037445.6628.98.camel@heimdal.trondhjem.org> <1187054366.2757.0.camel@laptopd505.fenrus.org> <46C10AA8.3090505@gmail.com> <20070814102033.604c8695@the-village.bc.nu> <1187099240.3537.1.camel@laptopd505.fenrus.org> <20070814142853.GQ18945@stusta.de> Content-Type: text/plain Organization: Intel International BV Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2007 07:33:09 -0700 Message-Id: <1187101989.3537.9.camel@laptopd505.fenrus.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.11.6.1 (2.11.6.1-1.fc8) Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-SRS-Rewrite: SMTP reverse-path rewritten from by pentafluge.infradead.org See http://www.infradead.org/rpr.html Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1261 Lines: 27 > > the other angle is this: if someone becomes the new maintainer, does he > > really want to "maintain" all the really old versions of the code out > > there that predate him, or does he only want to go forward? > >... > > What about cases like maintainers using company email addresses and > changing company? > > E.g. Jens is still block layer maintainer but the @suse address he used > for years suddenly no longer existed after he left Suse. if you're using a current enough kernel, no big deal. If you use an old one and it bounces, then you go look further. The biggest deal for this feature is to find out mechanically whom to CC patches to; if you're doing patches, you better use a recent enough kernel annyway. (and if you're doing patches against something ancient, you more than likely have a modern tree somewhere for lookaside) -- if you want to mail me at work (you don't), use arjan (at) linux.intel.com Test the interaction between Linux and your BIOS via http://www.linuxfirmwarekit.org - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/