Re: [PATCH] MAINTAINERS: Add "L: linux-arm@vger.kernel.org" to ARM sections

[Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>]

> > 2. People talk to you on the ARM list because you don't seem to respond
> > on the vger arm list ?
> 
> You've totally missed the point.

You forgot the explanation that goes with the claim above ?


> When people have a problem with the existing lists, they talk to me and
> only me about it.  I'm *not* talking about normal list traffic.

Thats a pity because everyone else is.

> What I'm saying is that even if we did move over to vger, people would
> NOT talk to davem about problems.  Their first stop reaction would be
> to talk to me.

I see no supporting evidence

> > > Moving them to vger isn't going to change that.  The only effect that
> > > it'll have is make me frustrated because I'm then constantly bothered
> > > by people who can't do the sodding research to work out who they should
> > > be talking to.
> > 
> > Reality check. A mailing list name such as "linux-arm" is a tag attached
> > to an object, its a handle nothing more. Moving the object behind that
> > handle to vger as a vger linux-arm list doesn't change things in the way
> > you wish to pretend.
> 
> Correction - it does.  I can only assume that this is a continuation of
> your above misunderstanding.

Evidence, data points ? Or are you in pantomime mode ("oh yes it does, oh
no it doesn't")

> seem to have ample spare time to plot like this.

Still in pantomime mode "He's behind you".

Sorry Russell I really can't take you seriously any more

Alan