On Tue, 30 Sep 2008, Rodolfo Giometti wrote:
> I just wrote to Alessandro in order to have some suggestions about a

quoted text
> misc device I wish to propose to this list, but he told me that he wants

> leave his maintanership.

> So which is the person should I send my requests about misc devices?

> He also asked to me to propose to this list a "patch" to remove him

> from the MAINTANERS file... if so the new entry should be:

> MOUSE AND MISC DEVICES [GENERAL]

> L:      linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org

> S:      Maintained

I in fact never understood what this maintainers entry meant ... what is

the device in question here?
Anyway, something for Andrew
From: Jiri Kosina

Subject: [PATCH] remove "Mouse and Misc devices" from MAINTAINERS
remove "Mouse and Misc devices" from MAINTAINERS
Alessandro himself claims that he gives up maintainership, and to be

frank, I don't have a clue what this entry is about.
Signed-off-by: Jiri Kosina 
--- 
 MAINTAINERS |    6 ------

 1 files changed, 0 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS

index 3596d17..3d9635f 100644

--- a/MAINTAINERS

+++ b/MAINTAINERS

@@ -2818,12 +2818,6 @@ M:	ppisa@pikron.com

 L:	linux-arm-kernel@lists.arm.linux.org.uk (subscribers-only)

 S:	Maintained
-MOUSE AND MISC DEVICES [GENERAL]

-P:	Alessandro Rubini

-M:	rubini@ipvvis.unipv.it

-L:	linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org

-S:	Maintained

-

 MOXA SMARTIO/INDUSTIO/INTELLIO SERIAL CARD

 P:	Jiri Slaby

 M:	jirislaby@gmail.com

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