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Re: Write after approval additions
- To: Andrew Cagney <cagney at cygnus dot com>
- Subject: Re: Write after approval additions
- From: fche at redhat dot com (Frank Ch. Eigler)
- Date: 09 Feb 2001 13:06:38 -0500
- Cc: Fernando Nasser <fnasser at cygnus dot com>, GDB Patches <gdb-patches at sourceware dot cygnus dot com>, fche at redhat dot com
- References: <3A817ED7.60A7B32C@cygnus.com> <3A81AC7D.22AC2232@cygnus.com>
cagney wrote:
: [...]
: Someone gets to add themselves to the write after
: approval list of the MAINTAINERS file when they:
:
: o have recently demonstated an ability
: to submit good quality patches to
: gdb-patches.
: (Hint, fix something trivial)
:
: o have an assignment in place
:
: o have OpenSSH and can reach the
: repository (so an account can be
: created).
It may be instructive to contrast this policy with that of binutils:
# --------- Write After Approval ---------
#
# Individuals with "write after approval" have the ability to check in
# changes, but they must get approval for each change from someone in
# one of the above lists (blanket write or maintainers).
#
# [It's a huge list, folks. You know who you are. If you have the
# *ability* to do binutils checkins, you're in this group. Just remember
# to get approval before checking anything in.]
I've always wondered what this specific colour along the power
spectrum was supposed to accomplish. In what way is it a *useful*
middle point between maintainers and ordinary contributors?
It has the unintended consequence of making more work for maintainers.
They have to check in approved patches themselves instead of letting a
contributor do it.
- FChE