linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] MAINTAINERS: remove dead e-mails

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Date:   Tue, 14 Sep 2021 08:50:38 -0700
From:   Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
To:     Jiri Slaby <jslaby@...e.cz>
Cc:     Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Peter Korsgaard <peter@...sgaard.com>,
        Linux ARM <linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>,
        linux-usb@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] MAINTAINERS: remove dead e-mails

On Tue, Sep 14, 2021 at 2:26 AM Jiri Slaby <jslaby@...e.cz> wrote:
>
> jacmet@...site.dk and linux@...sktech.co.nz are dead:

Please say "these email addresses no longer work" - the "are dead"
makes it sound like the people have died. Which is not impossible, but
not what you verified.

> Remove them from MAINTAINERS.

If the only maintainer email is gone, then you can't reasonably leave these as

  S:     Maintained

and that should be updated too.

          Linus