Ah, here's the thread I was looking for: http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel/1173350/focus=1173517 http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel/1173350/fo

Ah, here's the thread I was looking for: http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel/1173350/focus=1173517 http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel/1173350/focus=117... It doesn't really look like he had NAKed it on paranoia grounds, but more on design grounds; others brought up the paranoia arguments. You were even involved in that thread, so you should have seen his stepping down, although he didn't submit a patch to MAINTAINERS.