From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1756466AbXLVIx0 (ORCPT ); Sat, 22 Dec 2007 03:53:26 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1752122AbXLVIxQ (ORCPT ); Sat, 22 Dec 2007 03:53:16 -0500 Received: from srv5.dvmed.net ([207.36.208.214]:34118 "EHLO mail.dvmed.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1750936AbXLVIxO (ORCPT ); Sat, 22 Dec 2007 03:53:14 -0500 Message-ID: <476CD06F.3090402@pobox.com> Date: Sat, 22 Dec 2007 03:53:03 -0500 From: Jeff Garzik User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.9 (X11/20071115) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Andrew Morton CC: Joe Perches , linux-kernel , Adam Fritzler , "James E.J. Bottomley" , Mike Phillips , Philip Blundell , linux-scsi@vger.kernel.org, netdev@vger.kernel.org, Adrian Bunk Subject: Re: [PATCH] MAINTAINERS: remove Adam Fritzler, update his email address in other sources References: <1197951126.4891.13.camel@localhost> <20071217202800.1c898441.akpm@linux-foundation.org> <1197953283.4891.24.camel@localhost> <20071222004448.36c95d98.akpm@linux-foundation.org> In-Reply-To: <20071222004448.36c95d98.akpm@linux-foundation.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Spam-Score: -4.4 (----) X-Spam-Report: SpamAssassin version 3.1.9 on srv5.dvmed.net summary: Content analysis details: (-4.4 points, 5.0 required) Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Andrew Morton wrote: > On Mon, 17 Dec 2007 20:48:03 -0800 Joe Perches wrote: > >> Back to Adam Fritzler... >> >> ... >> >> diff --git a/CREDITS b/CREDITS >> index ee909f2..449ec7f 100644 >> --- a/CREDITS >> +++ b/CREDITS >> @@ -1124,6 +1124,9 @@ S: 1150 Ringwood Court >> S: San Jose, California 95131 >> S: USA >> >> +N: Adam Fritzler >> +E: mid@zigamorph.net >> + >> N: Fernando Fuganti >> E: fuganti@conectiva.com.br >> E: fuganti@netbank.com.br >> diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS >> index 9507b42..690f172 100644 >> --- a/MAINTAINERS >> +++ b/MAINTAINERS >> @@ -3758,13 +3758,6 @@ W: http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/bunk/trivial/ >> T: git kernel.org:/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/bunk/trivial.git >> S: Maintained >> >> -TMS380 TOKEN-RING NETWORK DRIVER >> -P: Adam Fritzler >> -M: mid@auk.cx >> -L: linux-tr@linuxtr.net >> -W: http://www.auk.cx/tms380tr/ >> -S: Maintained > > What was the rationale for removing Adam from MAINTAINERS? > > That should have been in the non-existent changelog. Please always reissue > a complete changelog when resending any patch. > > hm, linux-tr.net seems to be defunct. So I guess that orphaning TMS380 is > appropriate, if Adam has left us. Has he? I don't know that specific answer, but in terms of general policy... I wouldn't apply this patch until they have been in Documentation/people-removal-schedule.txt for a year or so ;-) More seriously, its not like MAINTAINERS is a mission critical correctness target -- so I think we can do a better job than just yanking people from the file like this. Jeff