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Re: [linux-pm] Re: Storing Maintainers info around the kernel tree

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ASAlan Stern <stern@rowland.harvard.edu>
Date
Aug 17, 2007, 01:58 UTC
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On Fri, 17 Aug 2007, Rene Herman wrote:
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> On 08/16/2007 11:39 PM, Stefan Richter wrote:
> > Rene Herman wrote:
> 
> >> I personally don't think there's a whole lot wrong with more and more
> >> expecting people who submit patches (for whom this automation is
> >> intended) to be using git.
> > 
> > You mean "people who frequently submit patches for various different
> > subsystems".
> 
> Erm, I guess. Is that agreeing or disagreeing with me?

Don't forget also that the MAINTAINERS information is (or should be!) used by people who want to submit bug reports, not just by people who submit patches. Bug reporters shouldn't need to use Git.

Alan Stern
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Message 7 of 9 in “Storing Maintainers info around the kernel tree”
  1. Kyle MoffettAug 16, 2007
  2. Rene HermanAug 16, 2007
  3. Alan SternAug 16, 2007
  4. Rene HermanAug 16, 2007
  5. Stefan RichterAug 16, 2007
  6. Rene HermanAug 17, 2007
  7. Alan SternAug 17, 2007
  8. Rene HermanAug 17, 2007
  9. Stefan RichterAug 17, 2007

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