linux-kernel - Re: [RFC] automatic CC generation for patch submission

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Date:	Sat, 30 Jun 2007 12:22:46 +0200
From:	Oleg Verych <olecom@...wer.upol.cz>
To:	Dan Aloni <da-x@...atomic.org>
Cc:	Linux Kernel List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [RFC] automatic CC generation for patch submission

On Sat, Jun 30, 2007 at 06:08:54AM +0300, Dan Aloni wrote:
> On Sat, Jun 30, 2007 at 05:01:44AM +0200, Oleg Verych wrote:
> > * Date: Sat, 30 Jun 2007 05:34:51 +0300
> > >
> > > Hello,
> > >
> > > I'd like to present a suggestion for automatic generation of 
> > > carbon copy fields in the E-Mails of posted patches.
> > >
> > > Basically, instead of manually figuring out who to add to CC
> > > when sending a patch to LKML by looking at MAINTAINERS, a 
> > > script can look at '.maintainers' files spread across the
> > > source tree and automatically generate a proper list of CCs
> > > for a patch.
> > 
> > LKML archive near you, search phrase "BTS", subjects that have
> > something about "the quality of the kernel". Good luck. 
> 
> Right, however many patches don't map to bug reports and don't 
> need the heavy use of BTS. This suggestion is mainly for the 
> improvement of peer review concerning code changes submitted 
> by people who are not the maintainers.

Unfortunately you didn't listen, OK, just two messages:

<http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel/544898>
<http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel/545112>

As you will see, nobody cares about comprehensive
patches/tests/bugs/testers/developers *tracking* system.

And don't limit yourself to fast conclusions. Thanks.
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