linux-kernel - Re: MAINTAINERS without commits in the last 3 years

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Date:   Tue, 30 Aug 2016 17:19:33 +0200
From:   Anders Larsen <al@...rsen.net>
To:     Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
Cc:     LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: MAINTAINERS without commits in the last 3 years

On Wednesday, 2016-08-24 16:33 Joe Perches wrote:
> Many email addresses in MAINTAINERS no longer work so many
> sections in
> MAINTAINERS could likely be considered either
> obsolete or unmaintained.

Whereas I agree it's helpful to purge dysfunctional adresses...

> These M: entries in MAINTAINERS haven't authored or had any
> <foo>-by: signature entries in git log for the last 3 years.

...IMHO just because there hasn't been any activity for <arbitrary
amount of time> does not automatically mean the subsystem in question
has been abandoned.

I'm using "my" subsystem (QNX4 FS) almost daily, so I don't believe
anything would be gained if get_maintainers.pl would stop keeping me
in the loop.

Cheers
Anders