linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] get_maintainer.pl: Add support for moderated lists

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Message-ID: <1330564646.23314.23.camel@joe2Laptop>
Date:	Wed, 29 Feb 2012 17:17:26 -0800
From:	Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
To:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:	Richard Weinberger <richard@....at>, Ian.Campbell@...rix.com,
	florian@...kler.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] get_maintainer.pl: Add support for moderated lists

On Wed, 2012-02-29 at 16:02 -0800, Andrew Morton wrote:
> On Wed, 29 Feb 2012 21:06:45 +0100
> Richard Weinberger <richard@....at> wrote:
> 
> > Am 29.02.2012 20:58, schrieb Joe Perches:
> > > <shrug>  From my perspective, it's correct and simple.
> > > 
> > > Moderated lists just means your email may get delayed
> > > and you may get a "delayed due to moderation" email.
> > 
> > Most moderated lists are "moderated" by nobody and the patch
> > goes to /dev/null.
> 
> That's a big problem - we don't want people to send their fixes and bug
> reports into black holes.
> 
> So yes, I think that teaching get_maintainer to emit black hole
> warnings is a good idea.
> 
> Problem is, I don't think the string "moderated" explains the situation
> very well for the uninitiated :(

It's also false.  Most moderated lists in MAINTAINERS
(and I've probably send patches to most of them) are
in fact moderated.

My patches generally show up in their list archives.

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