Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: [PATCH 0/1] Embedded Maintainer(s), list | From | Josh Boyer <> | Date | Wed, 30 Apr 2008 13:26:49 -0500 |
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On Wed, 2008-04-30 at 18:42 +0100, David Woodhouse wrote: > Andrew Morton has been saying recently that we need an 'embedded > maintainer', to take responsibility for 'embedded issues' in the core > kernel, as well as trying to improve our relationship with those using > the Linux kernel for 'embedded' devices -- who have a reputation of > not working with us very closely; to their detriment as well as our > own. > > Various people, including myself, have been doing that kind of thing > on and off over the years anyway, but Andrew is probably right that > it's worth having someone listed in the MAINTAINERS file who actually > considers it their responsibility, and as a point of contact for > people seeking advice, review, etc. > > I've volunteered to take a more active rôle in this, and Wind River > has agreed to assign Paul Gortmaker to it, too. The following patch > adds both of us to the MAINTAINERS file.
Excellent news.
> We have also set up a mailing list, linux-embedded@vger.kernel.org, > where development related to embedded stuff can happen in a slightly > less noisy environment than the main linux-kernel list. We'd like to > encourage anyone working on Linux in embedded devices to join the list.
Do you see this list as a general embedded patch/issues discussion list, a help list, a list for vendors to interact with the community, or all of the above?
I ask because having the entry in MAINTAINERS is great, but I expect some to be a bit confused as to what that actually means.
josh
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