[U-Boot] [U-Boot, v2] boards.cfg: move many unmaintained boards to Orphan

Tom Rini
2015-01-17T15:32:52Z

On Sat, Jan 17, 2015 at 02:41:47AM -0500, Sinan Akman wrote:
>
> Hi Tom
>
> On 06/24/2014 01:34 PM, Tom Rini wrote:
> >On Tue, Jun 24, 2014 at 01:13:06AM -0400, Sinan Akman wrote:
> >>
> >> Hi Masahiro
> >>
> >>Masahiro Yamada wrote:
> >>>Hi Sinan,
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>>>[...]
> >>>>>>+Orphan powerpc mpc83xx - freescale
> >>>>mpc837xerdb MPC837XERDB
> >>>>
> >>>> I have this board and I would very much like that it'll continue to
> >>>>be maintained. I just tested the ToT and it seems other than some minor
> >>>>warnings and request to use generic-board it is not in a bad shape.
> >>>>
> >>>> I can continue testing at each release and after there are related
> >>>>patches. Would that help to have this board to be unorphaned ?
> >>>
> >>>Thanks for offering to test this board.
> >>>Are you willing to be a maintainer of this board?
> >>
> >> Sure I'd be bappy if I could. I don't know what it takes
> >>exactly and not sure if I would qualify.
> >
> >Testing every release and fixing problems (and asking for help when you
> >need it to fix the problems) is all that's required. If you would send
> >two patches, one to take over the maintainership and a second to convert
> >to generic board (or find there's a problem with that and get the
> >discussion started on what to do about it), that will do it.
>
> I just sent a patch for generic board support for mpc837xerdb.
> I also cc'ed it to Kim Phillips as he is listed as mpc83xx custodian.
>
> I have the mpc837x board and I'd like to maintain it. Should I send
> now also a patch to take over the maintainership ?

Yes please, thanks!

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Tom
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