From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1751105Ab0IKJ26 (ORCPT ); Sat, 11 Sep 2010 05:28:58 -0400 Received: from ist.d-labs.de ([213.239.218.44]:49153 "EHLO mx01.d-labs.de" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1750911Ab0IKJ25 (ORCPT ); Sat, 11 Sep 2010 05:28:57 -0400 Date: Sat, 11 Sep 2010 11:28:55 +0200 From: Florian Mickler To: Christoph Hellwig Cc: Joe Perches , Andrew Morton , "Stephen Hemminger (role:commit_signer)" , "Wolfram Sang (role:commit_signer)" , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [PATCH] get_maintainer.pl: append reason for cc to the name by default Message-ID: <20100911112855.6ee6e929@schatten.dmk.lab> In-Reply-To: <20100911004550.GA30584@infradead.org> References: <1284111212-10659-1-git-send-email-florian@mickler.org> <1284111767.1783.35.camel@Joe-Laptop> <20100911001350.GA11478@infradead.org> <1284165074.1783.213.camel@Joe-Laptop> <20100911004550.GA30584@infradead.org> X-Mailer: Claws Mail 3.7.6cvs31 (GTK+ 2.20.1; x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Fri, 10 Sep 2010 20:45:51 -0400 Christoph Hellwig wrote: > On Fri, Sep 10, 2010 at 05:31:14PM -0700, Joe Perches wrote: > > If you don't like it, you could use a .get_maintainer.conf > > file entry until some consensus is reached later. > > I don't use the pice of junk at all. What really pisses me off is that > I get spamed by all by tons of utterly useless cleanups patches (and > some useful but not at all interesting to me patches) because some > idiot made the bloody script return my address just because I touched a > file. If it goes on like that I'll simply have to add a mail filter to > throw away all patches sent directly to me instead of a mailinglist. > But would you also have the same attitude towards these specific 'spams' if it were made clear in the email adress field that you were cc'd as a commit_signer (vs maintainer)? I know it is a bit hackisch to have stuff in the name field, but it is rfc conform, it is even proposed for redirected email '(by way of...)'. Cheers, Flo