From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1755322AbXD0BFX (ORCPT ); Thu, 26 Apr 2007 21:05:23 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1755333AbXD0BFW (ORCPT ); Thu, 26 Apr 2007 21:05:22 -0400 Received: from nz-out-0506.google.com ([64.233.162.227]:47237 "EHLO nz-out-0506.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1755322AbXD0BFV (ORCPT ); Thu, 26 Apr 2007 21:05:21 -0400 DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=beta; h=received:date:from:to:cc:subject:message-id:reply-to:mail-followup-to:references:mime-version:content-type:content-disposition:in-reply-to:user-agent; b=ltEqEB/J76L0T6dBbIP/AQCDs2q1W+UU5/P89tLEyHU0Voj0fPzG1fSb8sYSn8gZVgLu9GaojuLURJv6/nmPvY1WT2RKZPfQ9DEpSpLnMBgJh4jiJNykEPE7goBeNvgqhYxDmGXwJbqCJfFxqTXtWaLfUJ36AMxflV2ig9L0I/0= Date: Fri, 27 Apr 2007 09:09:14 +0800 From: WANG Cong To: "H. Peter Anvin" Cc: Michael McConnell , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, Andi Kleen Subject: Re: MAINTAINERS file out of date? Message-ID: <20070427010914.GA2570@localhost.localdomain> Reply-To: WANG Cong Mail-Followup-To: "H. Peter Anvin" , Michael McConnell , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, Andi Kleen References: <4631255F.9010902@eridani.co.uk> <463131FD.8020301@zytor.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <463131FD.8020301@zytor.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Thu, Apr 26, 2007 at 04:13:01PM -0700, H. Peter Anvin wrote: >Michael McConnell wrote: >> Hi folks, >> >> I noticed the MAINTAINERS file still lists Riley Williams as the >> maintainer of the i386 boot code, presumably as no-one else has taken it >> up in his absence (though, I'm sure it's probably been touched since >> late 2004). >> >> If I knew the first thing about the i386 boot process I would volunteer, >> but sadly I don't.... >> >> This article below details the reason for his absence, but please make >> sure you're sitting down before clicking. (It is work-safe.) >> http://www.chorleytoday.co.uk/ViewArticle2.aspx?SectionID=81&ArticleID=905248 >> > >Dear. > >I have considered myself as a rather unofficial maintainer of this code, >and wouldn't mind make it official now when I actually have a job which >both cares about and actually can support my upstream Linux activities, >which was a major pain for a while. > >Overall, there is a lot of cleanup which really is needed in the i386 >boot process; I have done some work on it already, but more is needed. > Sounds interesting. Can you point me what needs to be done exactly? Maybe I can help you. ;) Have fun!