linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH net] MAINTAINERS: remove names from mailing list maintainers

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Date:   Sat, 19 Dec 2020 12:20:59 -0800
From:   Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
To:     Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
Cc:     davem@...emloft.net, netdev@...r.kernel.org, pv-drivers@...are.com,
        doshir@...are.com, UNGLinuxDriver@...rochip.com,
        steve.glendinning@...well.net, woojung.huh@...rochip.com,
        ath9k-devel@....qualcomm.com, linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org,
        drivers@...sando.io, snelson@...sando.io, vladimir.oltean@....com,
        claudiu.manoil@....com, alexandre.belloni@...tlin.com,
        bryan.whitehead@...rochip.com, o.rempel@...gutronix.de,
        kernel@...gutronix.de, robin@...tonic.nl, hkallweit1@...il.com,
        nic_swsd@...ltek.com, lars.povlsen@...rochip.com,
        Steen.Hegelund@...rochip.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        corbet@....net
Subject: Re: [PATCH net] MAINTAINERS: remove names from mailing list
 maintainers

On 2020-12-19 10:55, Jakub Kicinski wrote:
> When searching for inactive maintainers it's useful to filter
> out mailing list addresses. Such "maintainers" will obviously
> never feature in a "From:" line of an email or a review tag.
> 
> Since "L:" entries only provide the address of a mailing list
> without a fancy name extend this pattern to "M:" entries.


As these are not actual people I suggest using
R: entries and not removing the more descriptive names.