From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1761355AbYD3J10 (ORCPT ); Wed, 30 Apr 2008 05:27:26 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1751582AbYD3J1T (ORCPT ); Wed, 30 Apr 2008 05:27:19 -0400 Received: from pasmtpa.tele.dk ([80.160.77.114]:34984 "EHLO pasmtpA.tele.dk" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751332AbYD3J1S (ORCPT ); Wed, 30 Apr 2008 05:27:18 -0400 Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2008 11:27:52 +0200 From: Sam Ravnborg To: Christoph Hellwig Cc: Bjorn Helgaas , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: RFC: make MAINTAINERS email addresses easier to copy/paste Message-ID: <20080430092752.GC31644@uranus.ravnborg.org> References: <200804291459.56300.bjorn.helgaas@hp.com> <20080430084938.GA31984@infradead.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20080430084938.GA31984@infradead.org> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Wed, Apr 30, 2008 at 04:49:38AM -0400, Christoph Hellwig wrote: > On Tue, Apr 29, 2008 at 02:59:56PM -0600, Bjorn Helgaas wrote: > > The current MAINTAINERS file format makes it a nuisance to > > copy both the display name and the actual address. So > > I propose that we fold together the current "P:" and "M:" > > lines using something similar to the filter below. > > Why do you want to copy the real name? It's entirely superflous for > mail routing. I always use the real name in my Cc: tags in my patches. And I prefer to name people by their name - not their mail address. So I often use their real name in to: also. But for me it is easier copy to the Cc: tag that is most important. Sam