Re: [PATCH] MAINTAINERS: Remove quotes of maintaners's names
From: Sam Ravnborg
Date: Thu Oct 27 2011 - 17:53:42 EST
On Thu, Oct 27, 2011 at 02:35:54PM -0700, Kirsher, Jeffrey T wrote:
> On Oct 27, 2011, at 14:14, "Marcos Paulo de Souza" <marcos.mage@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > Signed-off-by: Marcos Paulo de Souza <marcos.mage@xxxxxxxxx>
> > ---
> > MAINTAINERS | 128 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----------------------------
> > 1 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 64 deletions(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
> > index 27af9c9..0bea8d7 100644
> > --- a/MAINTAINERS
> > +++ b/MAINTAINERS
> > @@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ S: Supported
> > F: drivers/scsi/3w-*
> >
> > 53C700 AND 53C700-66 SCSI DRIVER
> > -M: "James E.J. Bottomley" <James.Bottomley@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > +M: James E.J. Bottomley <James.Bottomley@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > L: linux-scsi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > S: Maintained
> > F: drivers/scsi/53c700*
> > @@ -422,7 +422,7 @@ F: drivers/char/agp/
> > F: include/linux/agp*
> >
>
> Adding lkml and netdev mailing lists...
>
> The reason these names are in quotes is because they need to be wrapped in quotes when used in a git patch (I.e. CC: "David S. Miller" <davem@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>) because of the . in the friendly name.
And anyone that copy'n'paste the name to their mail client would also by screwed if
the quotes are missing.
Sam
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