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SubjectRe: [PATCH] [RFC] get_maintainer.pl: only list maintainers by default
Joe Perches wrote:
> On Sat, 2010-05-08 at 23:39 +0200, florian@mickler.org wrote:
>> If scm meta-information is used, only list people that signed-off or
>> acked or reviewed the code in question.
>>
>> after all it's called get_maintainer.pl and not
>> get_random_people_to_look_at_the_code.pl
>
> Anyone that actually signs a patch is not "random".

Reported-by and tested-by signatures in the git history commit /are/ in
fact random WRT getting a list of handlers/ reviewers of a new patch. It
is more likely that reporters and testers cannot or/and do not want to
do anything about such a patch. Such a mailing is called UBE.
--
Stefan Richter
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