Messages in this thread Patches in this message | | | Subject | PATCH: Clarify maintainers and include security info (Version 2) | From | Alan Cox <> | Date | Wed, 17 May 2006 18:43:07 +0100 |
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This version has the advanced new feature of including the correct email address (duh sorry), and also another hint about the Signed-off-by: bits. It goes on top of the original patch. Below this is a second diff if the first wrong change was not applied.
Signed-off-by: Alan Cox <alan@redhat.com) (or is that Screwed-up-by: ..)
--- linux-2.6.17-rc4/MAINTAINERS~ 2006-05-17 13:06:37.922464048 +0100 +++ linux-2.6.17-rc4/MAINTAINERS 2006-05-17 13:06:37.923463896 +0100 @@ -40,12 +40,17 @@ PLEASE document known bugs. If it doesn't work for everything or does something very odd once a month document it. + PLEASE remember that submissions must be made under the terms + of the OSDL certificate of contribution + (http://www.osdl.org/newsroom/press_releases/2004/2004_05_24_dco.html) + and should include a Signed-off-by: line. + 6. Make sure you have the right to send any changes you make. If you do changes at work you may find your employer owns the patch not you. 7. When sending security related changes or reports to a maintainer - please Cc: linux-security@kernel.org, especially if the maintainer + please Cc: security@kernel.org, especially if the maintainer does not respond. 8. Happy hacking.
or alternatively:
--- linux.vanilla-2.6.17-rc4/MAINTAINERS 2006-05-15 15:46:01.000000000 +0100 +++ linux-2.6.17-rc4/MAINTAINERS 2006-05-17 13:06:37.923463896 +0100 @@ -40,11 +40,20 @@ PLEASE document known bugs. If it doesn't work for everything or does something very odd once a month document it. + PLEASE remember that submissions must be made under the terms + of the OSDL certificate of contribution + (http://www.osdl.org/newsroom/press_releases/2004/2004_05_24_dco.html) + and should include a Signed-off-by: line. + 6. Make sure you have the right to send any changes you make. If you do changes at work you may find your employer owns the patch not you. -7. Happy hacking. +7. When sending security related changes or reports to a maintainer + please Cc: security@kernel.org, especially if the maintainer + does not respond. + +8. Happy hacking. ----------------------------------- - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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