[FFmpeg-devel] [RFC] the role of maintainers

[Paul B Mahol]

On Fri, Mar 24, 2023 at 3:29 PM Anton Khirnov <anton at khirnov.net> wrote:

> 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?
>

Answer is No.


> (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
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