From: Joe Perches <joe@perches.com>
Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2007 17:26:41 GMT
Subject: Re: [PATCH] [1/2many] - FInd the maintainer(s) for a patch - scripts/get_maintainer.pl
Message-ID: <1187198801.7443.20.camel@localhost>
In-Reply-To: <46C2E727.3050407@gmail.com>

On Wed, 2007-08-15 at 13:44 +0200, Rene Herman wrote:
> On 08/15/2007 11:39 AM, Stefan Richter wrote:
> > Note, maintainer contacts
> >   - should be available to patch submitters and
> >   - must be available to *problem reporters*
> > without having to have git and a .git repo.
> That "must" seems rather strong. But those few non-developer users that 
> could care are served by a MAINTAINERS file generated into releases.

Good idea for scripts to help kernel bug reporters.
REPORTING-BUGS is underutilized as a guide.

I think Bug reporting is a separate issue from patch CC'ing.
I'd rather have MAINTAINERS disappear altogether.