RE: [PATCH] MAINTAINERS: wimax@linuxwimax.org is subscribers-only

From: Perez-Gonzalez, Inaky
Date: Thu Sep 26 2013 - 18:09:39 EST


> From: Joe Perches [mailto:joe@xxxxxxxxxxx]
>
> On Thu, 2013-09-26 at 18:11 +0000, Perez-Gonzalez, Inaky wrote:
> > > From: Joe Perches [mailto:joe@xxxxxxxxxxx]
> > > >
> > > > The W: link is dead.
> > > >
> > > > Given wimax never really took off, is there any point in keeping this in
> the kernel at all ?
> > > > We turned off the drivers in Fedora a while ago, and just threw out the
> userspace parts.
> > > > I wouldn't be surprised to learn of other distributions doing the same.
> > >
> > > Inaky?
> > > Are you doing any work on this at all?
> > > Should this be deleted?
> >
> > I do minimal maintenance, which in the last two years has been close to
> zero.
> >
> > I do get, however, occasional support requests (serviced as time
> > permits) from South America and Russia, which makes me think they use
> > it. How much, I don't know.
> >
> > Unless it is a pain, I'd keep it there
>
> I think you should take the initial MAINTAINERS patch that marks the mailing
> lists as subscribers-only.
>
> I don't subscribe and got useless bounces.

ACK--do I need to do it and can the patch go straight to the tree?
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