linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] MAINTAINERS: Remove quotes of maintaners's names

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Message-ID: <20111027215339.GA3653@merkur.ravnborg.org>
Date:	Thu, 27 Oct 2011 23:53:39 +0200
From:	Sam Ravnborg <sam@...nborg.org>
To:	"Kirsher, Jeffrey T" <jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com>
Cc:	Marcos Paulo de Souza <marcos.mage@...il.com>,
	"akpm@...ux-foundation.org" <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	"netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] MAINTAINERS: Remove quotes of maintaners's names

On Thu, Oct 27, 2011 at 02:35:54PM -0700, Kirsher, Jeffrey T wrote:
> On Oct 27, 2011, at 14:14, "Marcos Paulo de Souza" <marcos.mage@...il.com> wrote:
> 
> > Signed-off-by: Marcos Paulo de Souza <marcos.mage@...il.com>
> > ---
> > MAINTAINERS |  128 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----------------------------
> > 1 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 64 deletions(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
> > index 27af9c9..0bea8d7 100644
> > --- a/MAINTAINERS
> > +++ b/MAINTAINERS
> > @@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ S:  Supported
> > F:     drivers/scsi/3w-*
> >
> > 53C700 AND 53C700-66 SCSI DRIVER
> > -M:     "James E.J. Bottomley" <James.Bottomley@...senPartnership.com>
> > +M:     James E.J. Bottomley <James.Bottomley@...senPartnership.com>
> > L:     linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org
> > S:     Maintained
> > F:     drivers/scsi/53c700*
> > @@ -422,7 +422,7 @@ F:  drivers/char/agp/
> > F:     include/linux/agp*
> >
> 
> Adding lkml and netdev mailing lists...
> 
> The reason these names are in quotes is because they need to be wrapped in quotes when used in a git patch (I.e. CC: "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>) because of the . in the friendly name.

And anyone that copy'n'paste the name to their mail client would also by screwed if
the quotes are missing.

	Sam
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