Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1763466AbXHOR1e (ORCPT ); Wed, 15 Aug 2007 13:27:34 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1761914AbXHOR1M (ORCPT ); Wed, 15 Aug 2007 13:27:12 -0400 Received: from DSL022.labridge.com ([206.117.136.22]:1731 "EHLO perches.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1762608AbXHOR1J (ORCPT ); Wed, 15 Aug 2007 13:27:09 -0400 Subject: Re: [PATCH] [1/2many] - FInd the maintainer(s) for a patch - scripts/get_maintainer.pl From: Joe Perches To: Rene Herman , Stefan Richter Cc: Junio C Hamano , git@vger.kernel.org, Alan Cox , Arjan van de Ven , Trond Myklebust , Mariusz Kozlowski , akpm@linux-foundation.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, torvalds@linux-foundation.org In-Reply-To: <46C2E727.3050407@gmail.com> 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> <46C1CFFE.4000001@gmail.com> <1187110824.32555.76.camel@localhost> <7vwsvx8twx.fsf@assigned-by-dhcp.cox.net> <1187143925.32555.208.camel@localhost> <46C2C9DC.9030307@s5r6.in-berlin.de> <46C2E727.3050407@gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2007 10:26:41 -0700 Message-Id: <1187198801.7443.20.camel@localhost> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.10.2-2.1mdv2007.1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 882 Lines: 21 On Wed, 2007-08-15 at 13:44 +0200, Rene Herman wrote: > On 08/15/2007 11:39 AM, Stefan Richter wrote: > > Note, maintainer contacts > > - should be available to patch submitters and > > - must be available to *problem reporters* > > without having to have git and a .git repo. > That "must" seems rather strong. But those few non-developer users that > could care are served by a MAINTAINERS file generated into releases. Good idea for scripts to help kernel bug reporters. REPORTING-BUGS is underutilized as a guide. I think Bug reporting is a separate issue from patch CC'ing. I'd rather have MAINTAINERS disappear altogether. - 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/