netdev - Re: [PATCH] MAINTAINERS: Remove some entries due to various compliance requirements.

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Message-ID: <CAG72VMfSwMitWSyBYHF7a3DCJtc_awO4fw=rJkuvcxh-qeqqNQ@mail.gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 23 Oct 2024 12:50:16 +0300
From: Anna Antonenko <portasynthinca3@...il.com>
To: jeffbai@...c.io
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Subject: Re: [PATCH] MAINTAINERS: Remove some entries due to various
 compliance requirements.

> > Although this commit has been merged, it's still important to know the
> > specific reason (or even an example) that triggered this change for
> > everyone here, right?
> >
> > And those maintainers who have been removed should be notified.
>
> Seconded
>
> <...omitted...>
>
> So I repeat - call the decision-makers out and ask for their
> explanation.

Seconded. I'm no Linux kernel developer, but as a user, I would still like
to know the reason behind a bunch of maintainers getting erased. I wouldn't
go as far as to claim that I sense malice, but there's definitely something
fishy. I would like a proper, public statement about what happened and why.