Re: [PATCH 2/2] Clean up emails from non-existing domains

Tom Rini <[email protected]> Tue, 25 Aug 2026 07:50:36 -0600

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On Tue, Aug 25, 2026 at 07:17:36AM +0200, Michal Simek wrote:
> 
> 
> On 8/24/26 18:39, Tom Rini wrote:
> > On Mon, Aug 24, 2026 at 10:32:52AM +0200, Michal Simek wrote:
> > 
> > > There are 5 domains which no longer exist. Remove all email addresses that
> > > reference them. Where such an address was the board's only maintainer, mark
> > > the board as Orphan.
> > > 
> > > Signed-off-by: Michal Simek <[email protected]>
> > 
> > This is generally good idea, however:
> > > diff --git a/arch/arm/dts/sun9i-a80-cx-a99.dts b/arch/arm/dts/sun9i-a80-cx-a99.dts
> > > index cf126bbd2c57..0642161ec969 100644
> > > --- a/arch/arm/dts/sun9i-a80-cx-a99.dts
> > > +++ b/arch/arm/dts/sun9i-a80-cx-a99.dts
> > > @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
> > >   /*
> > >    * sun9i-a80-cx-a99.dts - Device Tree file for the Sunchip CX-A99 board.
> > >    *
> > > - * Copyright (C) 2017 Rask Ingemann Lambertsen <[email protected]>
> > > + * Copyright (C) 2017 Rask Ingemann Lambertsen
> > >    *
> > >    * This file is dual-licensed: you can use it either under the terms
> > >    * of the GPL or the X11 license, at your option. Note that this dual
> > 
> > I don't think we should be taking email addresses out of headers. This
> > kind of information is useful in looking in to history and trying to
> > track people down.
> 
> That's why I kept there name. Emails are saved in history anyway.
> I don't think having emails in headers will help with anything. They don't
> work and they are not going to work.
> It means if people ping that author and get nothing back it is IMHO just
> driving them in wrong direction with unreasonable delay and hope.

Having the old email at least used to make it easier to search up for a
new one, but I see that's not so much the case anymore. So yeah, OK.

-- 
Tom

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