PATCH: Clarify maintainers and include security info (Version 2)

From: Alan Cox
Date: Wed May 17 2006 - 13:29:57 EST


This version has the advanced new feature of including the correct email
address (duh sorry), and also another hint about the Signed-off-by:
bits. It goes on top of the original patch. Below this is a second diff
if the first wrong change was not applied.


Signed-off-by: Alan Cox <alan@xxxxxxxxxx) (or is that Screwed-up-by: ..)


--- linux-2.6.17-rc4/MAINTAINERS~ 2006-05-17 13:06:37.922464048 +0100
+++ linux-2.6.17-rc4/MAINTAINERS 2006-05-17 13:06:37.923463896 +0100
@@ -40,12 +40,17 @@
PLEASE document known bugs. If it doesn't work for everything
or does something very odd once a month document it.

+ PLEASE remember that submissions must be made under the terms
+ of the OSDL certificate of contribution
+ (http://www.osdl.org/newsroom/press_releases/2004/2004_05_24_dco.html)
+ and should include a Signed-off-by: line.
+
6. Make sure you have the right to send any changes you make. If you
do changes at work you may find your employer owns the patch
not you.

7. When sending security related changes or reports to a maintainer
- please Cc: linux-security@xxxxxxxxxx, especially if the maintainer
+ please Cc: security@xxxxxxxxxx, especially if the maintainer
does not respond.

8. Happy hacking.



or alternatively:

--- linux.vanilla-2.6.17-rc4/MAINTAINERS 2006-05-15 15:46:01.000000000 +0100
+++ linux-2.6.17-rc4/MAINTAINERS 2006-05-17 13:06:37.923463896 +0100
@@ -40,11 +40,20 @@
PLEASE document known bugs. If it doesn't work for everything
or does something very odd once a month document it.

+ PLEASE remember that submissions must be made under the terms
+ of the OSDL certificate of contribution
+ (http://www.osdl.org/newsroom/press_releases/2004/2004_05_24_dco.html)
+ and should include a Signed-off-by: line.
+
6. Make sure you have the right to send any changes you make. If you
do changes at work you may find your employer owns the patch
not you.

-7. Happy hacking.
+7. When sending security related changes or reports to a maintainer
+ please Cc: security@xxxxxxxxxx, especially if the maintainer
+ does not respond.
+
+8. Happy hacking.

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