[PATCH] MAINTAINERS: mark framebuffer as Orphan

[PATCH] MAINTAINERS: mark framebuffer as Orphan

[Randy Dunlap]

From: Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@oracle.com>

Are we ready to do this?
I'd love for Tony to return, but he's been missing for awhile now.

So this give us the following major areas that are marked as Orphan:

Firmware loader
Framebuffer
Serial (8250/16x50)

and PCMCIA has a Team.  It doesn't seem to be hurting.  :)

Signed-off-by: Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@oracle.com>
---
 MAINTAINERS |    4 +---
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 3 deletions(-)

--- linux-2.6.20-git9.orig/MAINTAINERS
+++ linux-2.6.20-git9/MAINTAINERS
@@ -1321,11 +1321,9 @@ W:	http://www.farsite.co.uk/
 S:	Supported
 
 FRAMEBUFFER LAYER
-P:	Antonino Daplas
-M:	adaplas@pol.net
 L:	linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net (subscribers-only)
 W:	http://linux-fbdev.sourceforge.net/
-S:	Maintained
+S:	Orphan
 
 FREESCALE SOC FS_ENET DRIVER
 P:	Pantelis Antoniou

Re: [PATCH] MAINTAINERS: mark framebuffer as Orphan

[James Simmons]

I wouldn't say it orphan. I just can't spend 8 hours a day on it. 
Alot of patches have been flowing into the layer.

On Thu, 15 Feb 2007, Randy Dunlap wrote:

> From: Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@oracle.com>
> 
> Are we ready to do this?
> I'd love for Tony to return, but he's been missing for awhile now.
> 
> So this give us the following major areas that are marked as Orphan:
> 
> Firmware loader
> Framebuffer
> Serial (8250/16x50)
> 
> and PCMCIA has a Team.  It doesn't seem to be hurting.  :)
> 
> Signed-off-by: Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@oracle.com>
> ---
>  MAINTAINERS |    4 +---
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 3 deletions(-)
> 
> --- linux-2.6.20-git9.orig/MAINTAINERS
> +++ linux-2.6.20-git9/MAINTAINERS
> @@ -1321,11 +1321,9 @@ W:	http://www.farsite.co.uk/
>  S:	Supported
>  
>  FRAMEBUFFER LAYER
> -P:	Antonino Daplas
> -M:	adaplas@pol.net
>  L:	linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net (subscribers-only)
>  W:	http://linux-fbdev.sourceforge.net/
> -S:	Maintained
> +S:	Orphan
>  
>  FREESCALE SOC FS_ENET DRIVER
>  P:	Pantelis Antoniou
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Re: [PATCH] MAINTAINERS: mark framebuffer as Orphan

[Randy Dunlap]

On Thu, 15 Feb 2007 22:26:10 +0000 (GMT) James Simmons wrote:

> 
> I wouldn't say it orphan. I just can't spend 8 hours a day on it. 
> Alot of patches have been flowing into the layer.

So would you like to leave it as Maintained or change it to
"Odd Fixes"?  (Maintained => a maintainer)  From the MAINTAINTERS file:

	Supported:	Someone is actually paid to look after this.
	Maintained:	Someone actually looks after it.
	Odd Fixes:	It has a maintainer but they don't have time to do
			much other than throw the odd patch in. See below..
	Orphan:		No current maintainer [but maybe you could take the
			role as you write your new code].
	Obsolete:	Old code. Something tagged obsolete generally means
			it has been replaced by a better system and you
			should be using that.


> On Thu, 15 Feb 2007, Randy Dunlap wrote:
> 
> > From: Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@oracle.com>
> > 
> > Are we ready to do this?
> > I'd love for Tony to return, but he's been missing for awhile now.
> > 
> > So this give us the following major areas that are marked as Orphan:
> > 
> > Firmware loader
> > Framebuffer
> > Serial (8250/16x50)
> > 
> > and PCMCIA has a Team.  It doesn't seem to be hurting.  :)
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@oracle.com>
> > ---
> >  MAINTAINERS |    4 +---
> >  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 3 deletions(-)
> > 
> > --- linux-2.6.20-git9.orig/MAINTAINERS
> > +++ linux-2.6.20-git9/MAINTAINERS
> > @@ -1321,11 +1321,9 @@ W:	http://www.farsite.co.uk/
> >  S:	Supported
> >  
> >  FRAMEBUFFER LAYER
> > -P:	Antonino Daplas
> > -M:	adaplas@pol.net
> >  L:	linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net (subscribers-only)
> >  W:	http://linux-fbdev.sourceforge.net/
> > -S:	Maintained
> > +S:	Orphan
> >  
> >  FREESCALE SOC FS_ENET DRIVER
> >  P:	Pantelis Antoniou

---
~Randy
*** Remember to use Documentation/SubmitChecklist when testing your code ***

Re: [PATCH] MAINTAINERS: mark framebuffer as Orphan

[Adrian Bunk]

On Thu, Feb 15, 2007 at 03:05:26PM -0800, Randy Dunlap wrote:
> On Thu, 15 Feb 2007 22:26:10 +0000 (GMT) James Simmons wrote:
> 
> > 
> > I wouldn't say it orphan. I just can't spend 8 hours a day on it. 
> > Alot of patches have been flowing into the layer.
> 
> So would you like to leave it as Maintained or change it to
> "Odd Fixes"?  (Maintained => a maintainer)  From the MAINTAINTERS file:
> 
> 	Supported:	Someone is actually paid to look after this.
> 	Maintained:	Someone actually looks after it.
> 	Odd Fixes:	It has a maintainer but they don't have time to do
> 			much other than throw the odd patch in. See below..
> 	Orphan:		No current maintainer [but maybe you could take the
> 			role as you write your new code].
> 	Obsolete:	Old code. Something tagged obsolete generally means
> 			it has been replaced by a better system and you
> 			should be using that.
>...

If you start doing this, there are a lot more entries that need to be 
changed...

Which of Supported/Maintained/"Odd Fixes" is written doesn't matter in 
practice.

What matters is that James' email address gets into the entry so that 
patches and bug reports reach him.

James' work is definitely no below the average of entries marked as 
Maintained.

> ~Randy

cu
Adrian

-- 

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        of the darkness. There had been need of rain for many days.
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Re: [Linux-fbdev-devel] [PATCH] MAINTAINERS: mark framebuffer as Orphan

[Antonino A. Daplas]

On Fri, 2007-02-16 at 13:24 +0100, Adrian Bunk wrote:
> On Thu, Feb 15, 2007 at 03:05:26PM -0800, Randy Dunlap wrote:
> > On Thu, 15 Feb 2007 22:26:10 +0000 (GMT) James Simmons wrote:
> > 
> > > 
> > > I wouldn't say it orphan. I just can't spend 8 hours a day on it. 
> > > Alot of patches have been flowing into the layer.

No need.

My apologies for the long absence. I volunteered to serve in a remote,
underserved area (no internet connection, no cellular site, with only a
computer running Windows 95). I thought it would last only a few weeks
but due to unforeseen circumstances, lasted half a year.

Give me several days to read my inbox and update my tree and I should be
back on track.

Tony

Re: [Linux-fbdev-devel] [PATCH] MAINTAINERS: mark framebuffer as Orphan

[James Simmons]

Your alive!!! I thought something happened to you.

On Tue, 20 Feb 2007, Antonino A. Daplas wrote:

> On Fri, 2007-02-16 at 13:24 +0100, Adrian Bunk wrote:
> > On Thu, Feb 15, 2007 at 03:05:26PM -0800, Randy Dunlap wrote:
> > > On Thu, 15 Feb 2007 22:26:10 +0000 (GMT) James Simmons wrote:
> > > 
> > > > 
> > > > I wouldn't say it orphan. I just can't spend 8 hours a day on it. 
> > > > Alot of patches have been flowing into the layer.
> 
> No need.
> 
> My apologies for the long absence. I volunteered to serve in a remote,
> underserved area (no internet connection, no cellular site, with only a
> computer running Windows 95). I thought it would last only a few weeks
> but due to unforeseen circumstances, lasted half a year.
> 
> Give me several days to read my inbox and update my tree and I should be
> back on track.
> 
> Tony
> 
> 
> 

Re: [PATCH] MAINTAINERS: mark framebuffer as Orphan

[James Simmons]

> > > Alot of patches have been flowing into the layer.
> > 
> > So would you like to leave it as Maintained or change it to
> > "Odd Fixes"?  (Maintained => a maintainer)  From the MAINTAINTERS file:
> > 
> > 	Supported:	Someone is actually paid to look after this.
> > 	Maintained:	Someone actually looks after it.
> > 	Odd Fixes:	It has a maintainer but they don't have time to do
> > 			much other than throw the odd patch in. See below..
> > 	Orphan:		No current maintainer [but maybe you could take the
> > 			role as you write your new code].
> > 	Obsolete:	Old code. Something tagged obsolete generally means
> > 			it has been replaced by a better system and you
> > 			should be using that.
> >...
> 
> If you start doing this, there are a lot more entries that need to be 
> changed...
> 
> Which of Supported/Maintained/"Odd Fixes" is written doesn't matter in 
> practice.
> 
> What matters is that James' email address gets into the entry so that 
> patches and bug reports reach him.
> 
> James' work is definitely no below the average of entries marked as 
> Maintained.

At this point I would say maintained. Plus Tony is coming back :-)
Its just recently I have been working on various other things like the 
display class.

Re: [PATCH] MAINTAINERS: mark framebuffer as Orphan

[Randy Dunlap]

James Simmons wrote:

>>> ...
>> If you start doing this, there are a lot more entries that need to be 
>> changed...
>>
>> Which of Supported/Maintained/"Odd Fixes" is written doesn't matter in 
>> practice.
>>
>> What matters is that James' email address gets into the entry so that 
>> patches and bug reports reach him.
>>
>> James' work is definitely no below the average of entries marked as 
>> Maintained.
> 
> At this point I would say maintained. Plus Tony is coming back :-)
> Its just recently I have been working on various other things like the 
> display class.

Sure.  I'm not changing anything.  :)

-- 
~Randy
*** Remember to use Documentation/SubmitChecklist when testing your code ***

Re: [PATCH] MAINTAINERS: mark framebuffer as Orphan

[Andrew Morton]

On Thu, 15 Feb 2007 13:25:49 -0800
Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@oracle.com> wrote:

> From: Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@oracle.com>
> 
> Are we ready to do this?
> I'd love for Tony to return, but he's been missing for awhile now.
> 
> So this give us the following major areas that are marked as Orphan:
> 
> Firmware loader
> Framebuffer
> Serial (8250/16x50)
> 
> and PCMCIA has a Team.  It doesn't seem to be hurting.  :)
> 
> Signed-off-by: Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@oracle.com>
> ---
>  MAINTAINERS |    4 +---
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 3 deletions(-)
> 
> --- linux-2.6.20-git9.orig/MAINTAINERS
> +++ linux-2.6.20-git9/MAINTAINERS
> @@ -1321,11 +1321,9 @@ W:	http://www.farsite.co.uk/
>  S:	Supported
>  
>  FRAMEBUFFER LAYER
> -P:	Antonino Daplas
> -M:	adaplas@pol.net
>  L:	linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net (subscribers-only)
>  W:	http://linux-fbdev.sourceforge.net/
> -S:	Maintained
> +S:	Orphan

No, James is keeping an eye on things, but he obviously doesn't have as
much time to work on it as Tony did.

My point was that for bugs such as the one Pavel identified we're no longer
able to palm it off on the maintainer and expect magic to happen.  Either we
all dig in and help out or things don't get fixed.