Re: [Bluez-devel] spam controls

[Marcel Holtmann <marcel@holtmann.org>]

Hi Kelly,

> > Because this list is in the MAINTAINERS file of the linux kernel, listed
> > as contact for the bluez subsystem:
> >
> > BLUETOOTH SUBSYSTEM
> > P:      Marcel Holtmann
> > M:      marcel@holtmann.org
> > P:      Maxim Krasnyansky
> > M:      maxk@qualcomm.com
> > L:      bluez-devel@lists.sf.net
> > W:      http://bluez.sf.net
> > W:      http://www.bluez.org
> > W:      http://www.holtmann.org/linux/bluetooth/
> > T:      git kernel.org:/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/holtmann/bluetooth-2.6.git
> > S:      Maintained
> >
> 
> Wait a min... from the kernel sources MAINTAINERS file (usually
> located in /usr/src/linux/):
> 
> **BEGIN QUOTE**
> P: Person
> M: Mail patches to
> L: Mailing list that is relevant to this area
> W: Web-page with status/info
> T: SCM tree type and location.  Type is one of: git, hg, quilt.
> S: Status, one of the following:
> **END QUOTE**
> 
> If I'm reading the MAINTAINERS file correctly, the persons of contact
> are Marcel and Maxim.  The development list is recognized as such, and
> the websites are listed.  There is no requirement that the list be
> open for everyone and their mother to post to, and it's only common
> sense that subscription information be made availible (which it is on
> the web site, it's how I subscribed).
> 
> I'm of the position that if you're looking to send in a patch, you at
> least send it to Marcel and Maxim; you more likely join the list and
> send it through there.  The most intelligent would check the archives
> to see if it's been fixed already before getting involved.  Only an
> moron would spam all three email addresses with a patch; only an idiot
> would spam dribble to all three.  Unfortunately, spammers have been
> observed to be idiots.

that is wrong. People CC the mailing list when they do changes and there
is no need that people like Andrew Morton, Adrian Bunk etc. have to
subscribe to it first. And I want it this way. Period.

Regards

Marcel



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