Re: Re posting patches on linux for s/390

[Michael Snyder <msnyder at redhat dot com>]

DJBARROW@de.ibm.com wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> I've been asked to move the Linux for S/390 gdb patches to the official
> distribution,
> I would like to make contact with the official maintainer.

Hi, and welcome.  Happy to hear from you.

You are talking to "him".  The official maintainer is
this list / newsgroup.  Various individuals have responsibility
for various modules, but the appropriate thing to do is to 
post your questions and patches here.

> IBM managed to negociate directly & came to an aggreement with Richard
> Stallmans Legal adviser about putting
> patches against 4.18. However we now have patches against 5.0 & possibly
> need patches against an even
> newer version of the sources.

We would prefer to receive patches against the most recent
sources possible.  

> Please get back to me asap so we can get the ball rolling on this.

OK, please start by giving us an overview.
How extensive are your changes?  How many source files
are affected?  Would you be able to break the changes
into bite sized chunks?  Will you be able to give reasons
for any changes that affect source files that are not 
unique to your platform?  And of course, most importantly,
have you filed a release of copyright?

> D.J. Barrow Linux for S/390 kernel developer
> eMail: djbarrow@de.ibm.com,barrow_dj@yahoo.com
> Phone: +49-(0)7031-16-2583
> IBM Germany Lab, Schönaicherstr. 220, 71032 Böblingen

Looking forward to working with you.  Do you prefer to
be addressed as "D.J."?

				Michael Snyder
				Red Hat, Inc.