From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: <ffmpeg-devel-bounces@ffmpeg.org> Received: from ffbox0-bg.mplayerhq.hu (ffbox0-bg.ffmpeg.org [79.124.17.100]) by master.gitmailbox.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id A523445B91 for <ffmpegdev@gitmailbox.com>; Fri, 24 Mar 2023 14:29:28 +0000 (UTC) Received: from [127.0.1.1] (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by ffbox0-bg.mplayerhq.hu (Postfix) with ESMTP id C6E0A68C6D5; Fri, 24 Mar 2023 16:29:25 +0200 (EET) Received: from mail0.khirnov.net (red.khirnov.net [176.97.15.12]) by ffbox0-bg.mplayerhq.hu (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 5B97B68C6D5 for <ffmpeg-devel@ffmpeg.org>; Fri, 24 Mar 2023 16:29:19 +0200 (EET) Received: from localhost (localhost [IPv6:::1]) by mail0.khirnov.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0B0D12404EA for <ffmpeg-devel@ffmpeg.org>; Fri, 24 Mar 2023 15:29:19 +0100 (CET) Received: from mail0.khirnov.net ([IPv6:::1]) by localhost (mail0.khirnov.net [IPv6:::1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id wMn13LDYwI3u for <ffmpeg-devel@ffmpeg.org>; Fri, 24 Mar 2023 15:29:18 +0100 (CET) Received: from lain.khirnov.net (lain.khirnov.net [IPv6:2001:67c:1138:4306::3]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (2048 bits) server-digest SHA256 client-signature RSA-PSS (2048 bits) client-digest SHA256) (Client CN "lain.khirnov.net", Issuer "smtp.khirnov.net SMTP CA" (verified OK)) by mail0.khirnov.net (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 3E0B0240178 for <ffmpeg-devel@ffmpeg.org>; Fri, 24 Mar 2023 15:29:18 +0100 (CET) Received: by lain.khirnov.net (Postfix, from userid 1000) id 227421601B2; Fri, 24 Mar 2023 15:29:18 +0100 (CET) From: Anton Khirnov <anton@khirnov.net> To: FFmpeg development discussions and patches <ffmpeg-devel@ffmpeg.org> Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2023 15:29:18 +0100 Message-ID: <167966815810.27013.14421474053930764026@lain.khirnov.net> User-Agent: alot/0.8.1 MIME-Version: 1.0 Subject: [FFmpeg-devel] [RFC] the role of maintainers X-BeenThere: ffmpeg-devel@ffmpeg.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: FFmpeg development discussions and patches <ffmpeg-devel.ffmpeg.org> List-Unsubscribe: <https://ffmpeg.org/mailman/options/ffmpeg-devel>, <mailto:ffmpeg-devel-request@ffmpeg.org?subject=unsubscribe> List-Archive: <https://ffmpeg.org/pipermail/ffmpeg-devel> List-Post: <mailto:ffmpeg-devel@ffmpeg.org> List-Help: <mailto:ffmpeg-devel-request@ffmpeg.org?subject=help> List-Subscribe: <https://ffmpeg.org/mailman/listinfo/ffmpeg-devel>, <mailto:ffmpeg-devel-request@ffmpeg.org?subject=subscribe> Reply-To: FFmpeg development discussions and patches <ffmpeg-devel@ffmpeg.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Errors-To: ffmpeg-devel-bounces@ffmpeg.org Sender: "ffmpeg-devel" <ffmpeg-devel-bounces@ffmpeg.org> Archived-At: <https://master.gitmailbox.com/ffmpegdev/167966815810.27013.14421474053930764026@lain.khirnov.net/> List-Archive: <https://master.gitmailbox.com/ffmpegdev/> List-Post: <mailto:ffmpegdev@gitmailbox.com> Hi, during the recent discussion on git repo push rights vs maintainership there was some disagreement on what does (or should) it mean to be a maintainer of a piece of code. It seems that different people have very different ideas on this, so I think it would be good to reach some kind of consensus. I propose that people submit their opinions on what the rights and responsibilities of a maintainer should be to this thread, so their relative merits can be discussed. The we have a GA vote, and write down the result in the dev rules. To start, some of the specific questions that I believe should be considered are: 1. Should the concept of maintainership exist at all? Does it serve a useful purpose? If so, what is it? (further questions assume that the answer to 1. is yes) 2. Should maintainers automatically get git push access? 3. Should maintainers be allowed to push to their code without sending patches for review? 4. How much control do maintainers get over their code. Can they override other developers' opinions or is the role merely advisory? 5. Do maintainers have duties? E.g. are they required to fix bugs in their code, perform reviews, etc. Do they lose maintainership if they fail to perform those? Cheers, -- Anton Khirnov _______________________________________________ ffmpeg-devel mailing list ffmpeg-devel@ffmpeg.org https://ffmpeg.org/mailman/listinfo/ffmpeg-devel To unsubscribe, visit link above, or email ffmpeg-devel-request@ffmpeg.org with subject "unsubscribe".