From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on aws-us-west-2-korg-lkml-1.web.codeaurora.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.8 required=3.0 tests=HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS, MAILING_LIST_MULTI,SPF_HELO_NONE,SPF_PASS autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.0 Received: from mail.kernel.org (mail.kernel.org [198.145.29.99]) by smtp.lore.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 99543C433DF for ; Sun, 14 Jun 2020 23:30:54 +0000 (UTC) Received: from lists.ozlabs.org (lists.ozlabs.org [203.11.71.2]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mail.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id D729C206D7 for ; Sun, 14 Jun 2020 23:30:53 +0000 (UTC) DMARC-Filter: OpenDMARC Filter v1.3.2 mail.kernel.org D729C206D7 Authentication-Results: mail.kernel.org; dmarc=none (p=none dis=none) header.from=telegraphics.com.au Authentication-Results: mail.kernel.org; spf=pass smtp.mailfrom=linuxppc-dev-bounces+linuxppc-dev=archiver.kernel.org@lists.ozlabs.org Received: from bilbo.ozlabs.org (lists.ozlabs.org [IPv6:2401:3900:2:1::3]) by lists.ozlabs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 49lW173Q2bzDqSV for ; Mon, 15 Jun 2020 09:30:51 +1000 (AEST) Authentication-Results: lists.ozlabs.org; spf=none (no SPF record) smtp.mailfrom=telegraphics.com.au (client-ip=98.124.60.144; helo=kvm5.telegraphics.com.au; envelope-from=fthain@telegraphics.com.au; receiver=) Authentication-Results: lists.ozlabs.org; dmarc=none (p=none dis=none) header.from=telegraphics.com.au Received: from kvm5.telegraphics.com.au (kvm5.telegraphics.com.au [98.124.60.144]) by lists.ozlabs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 49lVz242zLzDqBy for ; Mon, 15 Jun 2020 09:29:02 +1000 (AEST) Received: from localhost (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by kvm5.telegraphics.com.au (Postfix) with ESMTP id BFEE1272D7; Sun, 14 Jun 2020 19:28:56 -0400 (EDT) Date: Mon, 15 Jun 2020 09:28:56 +1000 (AEST) From: Finn Thain To: Chris Boot Subject: Re: [PATCH] scsi: target/sbp: remove firewire SBP target driver In-Reply-To: <7ad14946-5c25-fc49-1e48-72d37a607832@boo.tc> Message-ID: References: <01020172acd3d10f-3964f076-a820-43fc-9494-3f3946e9b7b5-000000@eu-west-1.amazonses.com> <7ad14946-5c25-fc49-1e48-72d37a607832@boo.tc> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII X-BeenThere: linuxppc-dev@lists.ozlabs.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: Linux on PowerPC Developers Mail List List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Cc: Chris Boot , Bart Van Assche , linux-scsi@vger.kernel.org, Chuhong Yuan , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, Nicholas Bellinger , target-devel@vger.kernel.org, "Martin K . Petersen" , linux1394-devel@lists.sourceforge.net, linuxppc-dev@lists.ozlabs.org, Stefan Richter Errors-To: linuxppc-dev-bounces+linuxppc-dev=archiver.kernel.org@lists.ozlabs.org Sender: "Linuxppc-dev" On Sun, 14 Jun 2020, Chris Boot wrote: > I expect that if someone finds this useful it can stick around (but > that's not my call). Who's call is that? If the patch had said "From: Martin K. Petersen" and "This driver is being removed because it has the following defects..." that would be some indication of a good-faith willingness to accept users as developers in the spirit of the GPL, which is what you seem to be alluding to (?). > I just don't have the time or inclination or hardware to be able to > maintain it anymore, so someone else would have to pick it up. > Which is why most drivers get orphaned, right?