From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1754133AbZHMKO5 (ORCPT ); Thu, 13 Aug 2009 06:14:57 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1753431AbZHMKO4 (ORCPT ); Thu, 13 Aug 2009 06:14:56 -0400 Received: from earthlight.etchedpixels.co.uk ([81.2.110.250]:58526 "EHLO www.etchedpixels.co.uk" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-FAIL) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1753383AbZHMKO4 (ORCPT ); Thu, 13 Aug 2009 06:14:56 -0400 Date: Thu, 13 Aug 2009 11:12:51 +0100 From: Alan Cox To: Russell King - ARM Linux Cc: Pekka Enberg , Pavel Machek , Joe Perches , Ben Dooks , linux-arm-kernel@lists.arm.linux.org.uk, David John , Erik Mouw , kernel list , Andrew Morton , David Miller , Krzysztof Halasa Subject: Re: [PATCH] MAINTAINERS: Add "L: linux-arm@vger.kernel.org" to ARM sections Message-ID: <20090813111251.02c873c3@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk> In-Reply-To: <20090813095802.GB6132@n2100.arm.linux.org.uk> References: <1249568614.10297.20.camel@Joe-Laptop.home> <20090806150322.GX2080@trinity.fluff.org> <1249948147.8895.96.camel@Joe-Laptop.home> <20090812115520.GI24339@elf.ucw.cz> <20090812194838.GB12117@n2100.arm.linux.org.uk> <84144f020908121317g64551a2cu1b960f44ed5d0d9@mail.gmail.com> <20090812212502.GA24667@n2100.arm.linux.org.uk> <20090813103511.2928a085@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk> <20090813094736.GZ6132@n2100.arm.linux.org.uk> <20090813105426.5cd259f6@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk> <20090813095802.GB6132@n2100.arm.linux.org.uk> X-Mailer: Claws Mail 3.7.1 (GTK+ 2.14.7; x86_64-redhat-linux-gnu) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org > > 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