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Re: [maint] New title for ``global write maintainer''?
- From: Daniel Jacobowitz <drow at mvista dot com>
- To: Andrew Cagney <ac131313 at redhat dot com>
- Cc: gdb at sources dot redhat dot com
- Date: Thu, 7 Nov 2002 22:23:06 -0500
- Subject: Re: [maint] New title for ``global write maintainer''?
- References: <3DB95391.10407@redhat.com> <3DB959C7.6050807@redhat.com> <3DB98BBD.9020703@apple.com> <3DCAF816.8030403@redhat.com>
On Thu, Nov 07, 2002 at 06:32:38PM -0500, Andrew Cagney wrote:
>
> >>The current ``global write maintainer'' title is something of a misnomer.
> >>Unlike GCC, where a global write maintainer can an does approve any
> >>patch, the GDB global write maintainers have an understanding that they
> >>won't approve patches or directly make changes in areas where there is
> >>already a maintainer.
>
>
> It actually reads ``blanket write privs'', which is a total misnomer.
>
> >>Given the potential for confusion, I'm wondering anyone has a better
> >>title? The only one I've come up with so far is ``Council of Elders''(1)
> >>but apparently some countries don't treat their elders with respect and,
> >>hence, the term takes on less than plesant connitations :-( Another
> >>could be the Senate, ....
>
> >
> >"default maintainer"? "etc maintainer"? "all-that-other-code maintainer"?
> >:-)
>
> `Global Maintainer'?
I rather liked ``shmuck''.
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Daniel Jacobowitz
MontaVista Software Debian GNU/Linux Developer