On Tue, 18 Jul 2023 20:55:37 +0100 Mark Brown wrote: > > +Maintainers must be human, however, it is not acceptable to add a mailing > > +list or a group email as a maintainer. Trust and understanding are the > > +foundation of kernel maintenance and one cannot build trust with a mailing > > +list. > > If you're revising this I'd add a note about the L: tag in MAINTAINERS > here, or possibly just adding a list in addition to humans. It is > sensible and often helpful for companies to want to get mail copied to a > wider distribution list internally but they're not really what we mean > by list since external people typically can't join them. 👍️ Added: "Having a mailing list *in addition* to humans is perfectly fine."