linux-kernel - Re: RFC: MAINTAINER email address style?

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Message-ID: <20090510212223.GA30393@elf.ucw.cz>
Date:	Sun, 10 May 2009 23:22:23 +0200
From:	Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>
To:	Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
Cc:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Sam Ravnborg <sam@...nborg.org>, randy.dunlap@...cle.com,
	torvalds@...ux-foundation.org, akpm@...nel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: RFC: MAINTAINER email address style?

Hi!

> > > If possible, it would be nice to aggregate multiple entries onto one
> > > line. I.e.:
> > > P:      Len Brown
> > > M:      len.brown@...el.com
> > > P:      Pavel Machek
> > > M:      pavel@....cz
> > > P:      Rafael J. Wysocki
> > > M:      rjw@...k.pl
> > > L:      linux-pm@...ts.linux-foundation.org
> > > S:      Supported
> > > 
> > > ->
> > > 
> > > P:      Len Brown now <len.brown@...el.com>, Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>, Rafael J. Wysocki <rjw@...k.pl>
> > > L:      linux-pm@...ts.linux-foundation.org
> > > S:      Supported
> 
> Is there a consensus/majority opinion on this?
> 
> Should names and email addresses in MAINTAINERS be integrated?
> Should it stay as-is or be changed to:
> 
> M: name <email>
> M: name2 <email2>
> 
> or
> 
> M: name <email>, name2 <email2>

I'd prefer this... add addresses until 80 characters are full, then
start new line.

> When multiple names are on a single line,
> the M: line length can get relatively long.
> 
> The longest lines are 240 chars long.

Yep, that looks bad.

									Pavel

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