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Date:   Wed, 19 Jul 2023 11:26:46 -0700
From:   Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
To:     Mark Brown <broonie@kernel.org>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH docs v2] docs: maintainer: document expectations of
 small time maintainers
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On Tue, 18 Jul 2023 20:55:37 +0100 Mark Brown wrote:
> > +Maintainers must be human, however, it is not acceptable to add a mail=
ing
> > +list or a group email as a maintainer. Trust and understanding are the
> > +foundation of kernel maintenance and one cannot build trust with a mai=
ling
> > +list. =20
>=20
> If you're revising this I'd add a note about the L: tag in MAINTAINERS
> here, or possibly just adding a list in addition to humans.  It is
> sensible and often helpful for companies to want to get mail copied to a
> wider distribution list internally but they're not really what we mean
> by list since external people typically can't join them.

=F0=9F=91=8D=EF=B8=8F Added: "Having a mailing list *in addition* to humans=
 is perfectly
fine."