linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] MAINTAINERS: Update Dialog Semiconductor mailing list, website

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Message-ID: <YufFutiRVHHWMNQ0@kroah.com>
Date:   Mon, 1 Aug 2022 14:23:22 +0200
From:   Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     DLG Adam Thomson <DLG-Adam.Thomson.Opensource@...renesas.com>
Cc:     "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        DLG Support Opensource <DLG-Support.Opensource@...renesas.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] MAINTAINERS: Update Dialog Semiconductor mailing list,
 website

On Mon, Aug 01, 2022 at 12:13:25PM +0000, DLG Adam Thomson wrote:
> On 01 August 2022 12:21, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:
> 
> > >  DIALOG SEMICONDUCTOR DRIVERS
> > > -M:	Support Opensource <support.opensource@...semi.com>
> > > +M:	DLG Support Opensource <DLG-Support.Opensource@...renesas.com>
> > 
> > I strongly discourage any anonymous "group alias" for maintainers of any
> > kernel code, as that takes away the personal responsibility from the
> > maintainer entirely, which defeats one of the strongest reasons that
> > open source development efforts work so well.
> > 
> > Why not just switch this over to you instead?
> 
> Appreciate the input. I will no longer be part of Renesas as of the end of this
> week, so wanted to update the mailing list address before I leave. The actual
> mailing list itself hasn't changed in terms of the people on it, aside from
> myself dropping off of course.

Then why not just list the people on that list?  That would be easiest,
right?

thanks,

greg k-h