Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: [PATCH] get_maintainer.pl: Add support for moderated lists | From | Joe Perches <> | Date | Wed, 29 Feb 2012 17:17:26 -0800 |
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On Wed, 2012-02-29 at 16:02 -0800, Andrew Morton wrote: > On Wed, 29 Feb 2012 21:06:45 +0100 > Richard Weinberger <richard@nod.at> wrote: > > > Am 29.02.2012 20:58, schrieb Joe Perches: > > > <shrug> From my perspective, it's correct and simple. > > > > > > Moderated lists just means your email may get delayed > > > and you may get a "delayed due to moderation" email. > > > > Most moderated lists are "moderated" by nobody and the patch > > goes to /dev/null. > > That's a big problem - we don't want people to send their fixes and bug > reports into black holes. > > So yes, I think that teaching get_maintainer to emit black hole > warnings is a good idea. > > Problem is, I don't think the string "moderated" explains the situation > very well for the uninitiated :(
It's also false. Most moderated lists in MAINTAINERS (and I've probably send patches to most of them) are in fact moderated.
My patches generally show up in their list archives.
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