linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] [1/2many] - FInd the maintainer(s) for a patch

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Message-Id: <1187121435.32555.166.camel@localhost>
Date:	Tue, 14 Aug 2007 12:57:15 -0700
From:	Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
To:	Al Viro <viro@....linux.org.uk>
Cc:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Rene Herman <rene.herman@...il.com>, git@...r.kernel.org,
	Junio C Hamano <gitster@...ox.com>,
	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>,
	Arjan van de Ven <arjan@...radead.org>,
	Trond Myklebust <trond.myklebust@....uio.no>,
	Mariusz Kozlowski <m.kozlowski@...land.pl>,
	akpm@...ux-foundation.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] [1/2many] - FInd the maintainer(s) for a patch -
	scripts/get_maintainer.pl

On Tue, 2007-08-14 at 20:33 +0100, Al Viro wrote:
> FWIW, I suspect that we are looking at that from the wrong POV.  If
> that's about "who ought to be Cc'd on the issues dealing with <list
> of pathnames>", why does it have to be tied to "who is maintainer for
> <pathname>"?

Right, it doesn't have to.
I think a notification list would be just fine.

> I'm not suggesting something like fs.ext2@...nel.org with something
> like majordomo allowing to add yourself to those, but something less
> extreme in that direction might be worth thinking about...
> Hell, even simple
> $ finger fs/minix/dir.c@...kernel.org
> with majordomo-like interface for adding yourself to such lists
> might solve most of those problems...

Might solve all of my wants for this problem.

cheers, Joe

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