Am Dienstag, den 06.03.2007, 16:45 -0500 schrieb Michael Krufky: > hermann pitton wrote: > > Am Dienstag, den 06.03.2007, 11:14 -0500 schrieb Michael Krufky: > >> Mauro Carvalho Chehab wrote: > >>> Hi Guys, > >>> > >>> The last time we've reviewed our procedures were on March, 2006. I think > >>> it is time to review the documents (there's still an even more ancient > >>> file, from 2005!). > >>> > >>> I'm enclosing a file, with my understanding on the current practices for > >>> V4L/DVB development. Please comment. > >> Mauro, > >> > >> A few issues... #1, I think we're better off keeping this document called > >> README.patches, as we have already directed users on the mailing lists to this > >> file, and those emails remain indexed in google forever. IMHO, better to stay > >> consistent. > >> > >> #2, I have made some corrections to the document. Please see these corrections > >> inline below. > >> > >> Regards, > >> > >> Michael Krufky > >> > >> > > ... > >>> + > >>> +The main kernel trees are hosted at http://git.kernel.org. Each tree > >>> +is owned by a maintainer. > >>> + > >>> +The main kernel tree is owned by Linus Torvalds, being located at: > >>> + http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git > >>> + > >>> +The subsystem master tree, is owned by the subsystem maintainer (Mauro > >> ^ v4l > > > > Hi, > > > > someone should stand up as dvb maintainer instead of blaming Mauro for > > doing the dirt. > > > > Then this spreading off lists, he wants to rewrite linux-dvb completely > > and other madness might stop. > > Hermann, > > I changed the subject so as not to deter from the original RFC. > > When somebody hijaacks a thread, discussing an entirely different topic, while > retaining the original subject line, it makes these threads entirely difficult > to follow. > > Please change the subject if you are going to change the discussion. > > About dvb maintainer -- > > The job is being done by the DVB maintainers, collectively. Mauro is the v4l > maintainer, and he is acting patch monkey for both subsystems. > > This model is working OK for now. When a topic comes up and a decision needs to > be made about the DVB subsystem, us DVB maintainers discuss it on email _and_ irc. > > Mauro does not make decisions for the DVB subsystem, and he has been sticking to > his own area. > > Nobody blames Mauro for "doing the dirt" -- He does v4l stuff only. > > Mauro does a good job forwarding patches, and there is no reason to change it, > unless a dvb maintainer has a problem with how he is doing so. > > If there is such a problem, then it should be discussed and dealt with. IN ITS > OWN THREAD. Please keep unrelated topics separate. > > Regards, > > Michael Krufky > Mike, I still think Manu should give the dvb-maintainer for some months and after it also the v4l-dvb maintainer at least for half a year. We should at least have a chance to disagree about much less. Cheers, Hermann _______________________________________________ linux-dvb mailing list linux-dvb@xxxxxxxxxxx http://www.linuxtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linux-dvb
