netdev - Re: ethtool needs a new maintainer

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Date:	Fri, 1 Jul 2016 14:31:34 -0400
From:	Andy Gospodarek <gospo@...ulusnetworks.com>
To:	John Fastabend <john.fastabend@...il.com>
Cc:	"John W. Linville" <linville@...driver.com>,
	Ben Hutchings <ben@...adent.org.uk>,
	netdev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: ethtool needs a new maintainer

On Thu, Jun 30, 2016 at 03:12:52PM -0700, John Fastabend wrote:
> On 16-06-30 11:15 AM, John W. Linville wrote:
> > On Mon, Jun 27, 2016 at 09:51:47AM -0400, John W. Linville wrote:
> >> On Sun, Jun 26, 2016 at 06:11:41PM +0200, Ben Hutchings wrote:
> >>> I've become steadily less enthusiastic and less responsive as a
> >>> maintainer over the past year or so.  I no longer work on networking
> >>> regularly, so it takes a lot more time to get into the right state of
> >>> mind to think about ethtool code, while I have other demands on my time
> >>> that tend to take priority.
> >>>
> >>> So, I would like to find a new maintainer to take over as soon as
> >>> possible.  Ideally the new maintainer would have previous contributions
> >>> to ethtool and an existing account on kernel.org so that they can push
> >>> to the git repository and the home page.  But neither of those is
> >>> essential.  Please reply if you're interested.
> >>
> >> I would like to take this responsibility. My previous contributions
> >> to ethtool are meager, but I think my skills and interests are suited
> >> to the task.  Plus, I already have a kernel.org account... :-)
> > 
> > Are there any other takers?  Or is this a done deal?
> > 
> > John
> > 
> 
> +1 for having John take it on :)
> 
> .JohnF

I'll add a +1 for John Linville to take it over as well!