From mboxrd@z Thu Jan  1 00:00:00 1970
From: Graham Stott <grahams@redhat.com>
To: Andreas Jaeger <aj@suse.de>
Cc: Bernd Schmidt <bernds@redhat.com>, gcc@gcc.gnu.org
Subject: Re: MAINTAINERS policy question
Date: Sun, 16 Sep 2001 03:38:00 -0000
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X-SW-Source: 2001-09/msg00619.html

Andreas Jaeger wrote:
> 
> Bernd Schmidt <bernds@redhat.com> writes:
> 
> > I have a question about how the MAINTAINERS file should be interpreted.
> > Suppose you have somebody listed as maintaining port X.  Does this grant
> > the right to check in any patch for a problem that affects port X, or
> > does it only grant the right to modify config/X/*?
> >
> > I've had someone claim in private mail that it means the former, and
> > this surprised me, since I always assumed it meant the latter.

> 
> I interpret this so that if somebody maintains port X it only gives
> check-in rights for config/X/*,
Yes I agree with this interpretation.

I'm surprised that anyone is claiming otherwise.
 

> 
> Andreas
> --
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Graham