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From: Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>
To: "Randy.Dunlap" <rdunlap@xenotime.net>
Cc: akpm@osdl.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, torvalds@osdl.org
Subject: PATCH: Clarify maintainers and include security info (Version 2)
Date: Wed, 17 May 2006 18:43:07 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <1147887787.10470.58.camel@localhost.localdomain> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20060516090315.421e5166.rdunlap@xenotime.net>

This version has the advanced new feature of including the correct email
address (duh sorry), and also another hint about the Signed-off-by:
bits. It goes on top of the original patch. Below this is a second diff
if the first wrong change was not applied.


Signed-off-by: Alan Cox <alan@redhat.com) (or is that Screwed-up-by: ..)


--- linux-2.6.17-rc4/MAINTAINERS~	2006-05-17 13:06:37.922464048 +0100
+++ linux-2.6.17-rc4/MAINTAINERS	2006-05-17 13:06:37.923463896 +0100
@@ -40,12 +40,17 @@
 	PLEASE document known bugs. If it doesn't work for everything
 	or does something very odd once a month document it.
 
+	PLEASE remember that submissions must be made under the terms
+	of the OSDL certificate of contribution
+	(http://www.osdl.org/newsroom/press_releases/2004/2004_05_24_dco.html)
+	and should include a Signed-off-by: line.
+
 6.	Make sure you have the right to send any changes you make. If you
 	do changes at work you may find your employer owns the patch
 	not you.
 
 7.	When sending security related changes or reports to a maintainer
-	please Cc: linux-security@kernel.org, especially if the maintainer
+	please Cc: security@kernel.org, especially if the maintainer
 	does not respond.
 
 8.	Happy hacking.



or alternatively:

--- linux.vanilla-2.6.17-rc4/MAINTAINERS	2006-05-15 15:46:01.000000000 +0100
+++ linux-2.6.17-rc4/MAINTAINERS	2006-05-17 13:06:37.923463896 +0100
@@ -40,11 +40,20 @@
 	PLEASE document known bugs. If it doesn't work for everything
 	or does something very odd once a month document it.
 
+	PLEASE remember that submissions must be made under the terms
+	of the OSDL certificate of contribution
+	(http://www.osdl.org/newsroom/press_releases/2004/2004_05_24_dco.html)
+	and should include a Signed-off-by: line.
+
 6.	Make sure you have the right to send any changes you make. If you
 	do changes at work you may find your employer owns the patch
 	not you.
 
-7.	Happy hacking.
+7.	When sending security related changes or reports to a maintainer
+	please Cc: security@kernel.org, especially if the maintainer
+	does not respond.
+
+8.	Happy hacking.
 
  		-----------------------------------
 


      reply	other threads:[~2006-05-17 17:30 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2006-05-16 16:03 PATCH: Clarify maintainers and include linux-security info Alan Cox
2006-05-16 15:57 ` Andrew Morton
2006-05-16 22:53   ` Alan Cox
2006-05-16 16:03 ` Randy.Dunlap
2006-05-17 17:43   ` Alan Cox [this message]

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