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SubjectRe: Maintainers
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teamwork@freemail.c3.hu wrote:

> It is utmostly ridiculous to force people in doing a netwide trace
> for the "ORIGINAL AUTHOR" for any given patch/util if the code
> hasn't been updated for ages, and the so-called "maintainers" just
> aren't around anywhere.

> So what should one do if one finds a bug or two in Linux util/patches?

As a maintainer, you should mark the sources with your Email
address. That way people can contact you when they find a bug.

As "someone who has found a bug" you are expected to contact the
maintainer by Email. If you don't get a reply in a week, it is
appropriate to perform a quick "who's where" or "bigfoot" search, to
see if this Email address has become stale. If a week later there
still isn't any answer, it becomes appropriate to post the patch
together with a remark like "Does anybody know where .... went?"

When that doesn't turn up an active maintainer, I guess you're
welcome to take over.

Roger.

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