Re: [PATCH] get_maintainer.pl: append reason for cc to the name by default

Florian Mickler
2010-09-10T11:11:56Z

On Fri, 10 Sep 2010 02:42:47 -0700
Joe Perches <joe@perches.com> wrote:

> On Fri, 2010-09-10 at 11:33 +0200, florian@mickler.org wrote:
> > The script get_maintainer.pl is a very useful tool for deploying changes
> > made to the kernel. Among others it searches not only the MAINTAINERS
> > file but also the git history for people to send patches to.\
> []
> > By appending a a note of the reason for the cc in the name, the reason
> > becomes clear and the receiving side is relieved from feeling obliged to
> > check the patch while the sending side has a chance to adapt the
> > cc'list to their liking.
>
> I don't like reading annotated email names myself.

Btw, why? I think it is a great way to show that it was done in an
automated fashion.

I wondered if tagging another way would be useful but thought the
role:what could be used to allow better filtering on the receiving
side.

It also would show how many people used get_maintainer.pl.

Maybe some people want to suppress the name-tagging via a cmdline, but
then I think the tagging should be default on or it could backpack on
the --git/--nogit option.

Cheers,
Flo