[PATCH] Documentation: Improve wording on requirements for a free Nitrokey

[PATCH] Documentation: Improve wording on requirements for a free Nitrokey

[Uwe Kleine-König]

"listed in MAINTAINERS" is not enough to qualify for the free Nitrokey
Start. You have to be listed in an M: entry. Mention that to reduce
confusion for reviewers who wonder why their application fails.

Signed-off-by: Uwe Kleine-König <u.kleine-koenig@baylibre.com>
---
 Documentation/process/maintainer-pgp-guide.rst | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Documentation/process/maintainer-pgp-guide.rst b/Documentation/process/maintainer-pgp-guide.rst
index b6919bf606c3..2e4da3de25d4 100644
--- a/Documentation/process/maintainer-pgp-guide.rst
+++ b/Documentation/process/maintainer-pgp-guide.rst
@@ -405,8 +405,8 @@ geographical region, and open/proprietary hardware considerations.
 
 .. note::
 
-    If you are listed in MAINTAINERS or have an account at kernel.org,
-    you `qualify for a free Nitrokey Start`_ courtesy of The Linux
+    If you are listed in an `M:` entry in MAINTAINERS or have an account at
+    kernel.org, you `qualify for a free Nitrokey Start`_ courtesy of The Linux
     Foundation.
 
 .. _`Nitrokey Start`: https://www.nitrokey.com/products/nitrokeys

base-commit: 7d0a66e4bb9081d75c82ec4957c50034cb0ea449
-- 
2.47.3

Re: [PATCH] Documentation: Improve wording on requirements for a free Nitrokey

[Konstantin Ryabitsev]

On Wed, Dec 03, 2025 at 08:43:47AM +0100, Uwe Kleine-König wrote:
> -    If you are listed in MAINTAINERS or have an account at kernel.org,
> -    you `qualify for a free Nitrokey Start`_ courtesy of The Linux
> +    If you are listed in an `M:` entry in MAINTAINERS or have an account at
> +    kernel.org, you `qualify for a free Nitrokey Start`_ courtesy of The Linux
>      Foundation.

Reviewed-by: Konstantin Ryabitsev <konstantin@linuxfoundation.org>

-K

Re: [PATCH] Documentation: Improve wording on requirements for a free Nitrokey

[Bagas Sanjaya]

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On Wed, Dec 03, 2025 at 08:43:47AM +0100, Uwe Kleine-König wrote:
> diff --git a/Documentation/process/maintainer-pgp-guide.rst b/Documentation/process/maintainer-pgp-guide.rst
> index b6919bf606c3..2e4da3de25d4 100644
> --- a/Documentation/process/maintainer-pgp-guide.rst
> +++ b/Documentation/process/maintainer-pgp-guide.rst
> @@ -405,8 +405,8 @@ geographical region, and open/proprietary hardware considerations.
>  
>  .. note::
>  
> -    If you are listed in MAINTAINERS or have an account at kernel.org,
> -    you `qualify for a free Nitrokey Start`_ courtesy of The Linux
> +    If you are listed in an `M:` entry in MAINTAINERS or have an account at
i.e. being listed as a maintainer?
> +    kernel.org, you `qualify for a free Nitrokey Start`_ courtesy of The Linux
>      Foundation.
>  
>  .. _`Nitrokey Start`: https://www.nitrokey.com/products/nitrokeys
> 

The text looks good.

Acked-by: Bagas Sanjaya <bagasdotme@gmail.com>

Thanks.

-- 
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Re: [PATCH] Documentation: Improve wording on requirements for a free Nitrokey

[Uwe Kleine-König]

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Hello,

On Fri, Dec 05, 2025 at 05:48:57AM +0700, Bagas Sanjaya wrote:
> On Wed, Dec 03, 2025 at 08:43:47AM +0100, Uwe Kleine-König wrote:
> > diff --git a/Documentation/process/maintainer-pgp-guide.rst b/Documentation/process/maintainer-pgp-guide.rst
> > index b6919bf606c3..2e4da3de25d4 100644
> > --- a/Documentation/process/maintainer-pgp-guide.rst
> > +++ b/Documentation/process/maintainer-pgp-guide.rst
> > @@ -405,8 +405,8 @@ geographical region, and open/proprietary hardware considerations.
> >  
> >  .. note::
> >  
> > -    If you are listed in MAINTAINERS or have an account at kernel.org,
> > -    you `qualify for a free Nitrokey Start`_ courtesy of The Linux
> > +    If you are listed in an `M:` entry in MAINTAINERS or have an account at
> i.e. being listed as a maintainer?

Yes, that seems to be the criteria. This was at least the explanation
when a coworker with an R: entry wasn't able to apply (and the error
message gives no hint about the problem then).

> > +    kernel.org, you `qualify for a free Nitrokey Start`_ courtesy of The Linux
> >      Foundation.

Best regards
Uwe

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Re: [PATCH] Documentation: Improve wording on requirements for a free Nitrokey

[Bagas Sanjaya]

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On Fri, Dec 05, 2025 at 04:33:15PM +0100, Uwe Kleine-König wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> On Fri, Dec 05, 2025 at 05:48:57AM +0700, Bagas Sanjaya wrote:
> > On Wed, Dec 03, 2025 at 08:43:47AM +0100, Uwe Kleine-König wrote:
> > > diff --git a/Documentation/process/maintainer-pgp-guide.rst b/Documentation/process/maintainer-pgp-guide.rst
> > > index b6919bf606c3..2e4da3de25d4 100644
> > > --- a/Documentation/process/maintainer-pgp-guide.rst
> > > +++ b/Documentation/process/maintainer-pgp-guide.rst
> > > @@ -405,8 +405,8 @@ geographical region, and open/proprietary hardware considerations.
> > >  
> > >  .. note::
> > >  
> > > -    If you are listed in MAINTAINERS or have an account at kernel.org,
> > > -    you `qualify for a free Nitrokey Start`_ courtesy of The Linux
> > > +    If you are listed in an `M:` entry in MAINTAINERS or have an account at
> > i.e. being listed as a maintainer?
> 
> Yes, that seems to be the criteria. This was at least the explanation
> when a coworker with an R: entry wasn't able to apply (and the error
> message gives no hint about the problem then).

OK, thanks!

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An old man doll... just what I always wanted! - Clara

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