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+                                                           April 2005
+
+  Hi folks,
+
+As you may have noticed on lkml and the v4l mailing list, I've stopped
+maintaining video4linux in the linux kernels.  That means for submitting
+patches:
+
+  (1) The cvs tree at cvs.bytesex.org is *not* the "master copy" of the
+      video4linux subsystem any more.  For the time being it is the 2.6
+      standard kernel.  This may change if someone else decides to take
+      over maintainance and handle it differently ...
+
+  (2) Patches should be built against the latest 2.6 kernel[1], not
+      against video4linux cvs, and submitted the usual way to akpm+lkml
+      (Cc'ing the v4l list as well probably is a good idea).  The usual
+      rules (reasonable changelog entry and so on, see
+      Documentation/SubmittingPatches) apply.
+
+  (3) It is fine to Cc: me on patches for comments / ack / nack, but
+      don't expect me to collect and forward patches.  I've accumulated
+      a number of v4l patches in my inbox last month, didn't managed to
+      process a single one of them so far due to limited time, and I
+      suspect this isn't going to change in the future ...
+
+cheers,
+
+  Gerd
+
+[1] Very latest kernel is especially important for patches which add
+    new card entries as those patches usually conflict ...
+