> > My argument for this is that we have a lot of inactive people who have > committer access, and this is not a good practice in achieving our goal of > an active and transparent community - where we know who is involved, who > can help with a code change or review, and also creates a potential (albeit > small) security risk.
I would like to see more accurate committer counts as well. +1 for a shorter time frame like 4 years (for more transparency) On Mon, Jul 10, 2023 at 2:50 PM Bharath Gowda <bgo...@mifos.org> wrote: > Hi James, > > Based on the time frame suggested (60 months) I agree with the Committers > emeritus. 5 years is a good time span to participate and contribute in any > form to the community at least once. > > One thing I am not sure about is that should we notify the qualified > committers about the let-go of committer rights and ask if they want to > continue contributing or not - If the number of such committers is more > then this doesn't sound practical to me and the approach of rejoining them > once they come back sounds right as suggested. > > > > > 60 months > > Regards, > Bharath > Lead Implementation Analyst | Mifos Initiative > Skype: live:cbharath4| Mobile: +91.7019635592 > http://mifos.org <http://facebook.com/mifos> > <http://www.twitter.com/mifos> > > > On Sat, Jul 8, 2023 at 12:07 AM James Dailey <jamespdai...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> Devs - >> >> I would like first to DISCUSS and then subsequently to VOTE on the idea >> of moving some Fineract Committers to the "emeritus" status. I will keep >> the discussion open for three days, then vote open for three days. This >> has been briefly discussed before, but I want to be more explicit. >> >> My idea or proposal is that anyone who has NOT participated on the >> listservs of fineract (dev, security, private) AND has not made any >> contribution to Jira, wiki, documentation, or code for at least 60 >> months (5 years) becomes, automatically, and at the discretion of the PMC, >> "emeritus". >> >> When in Emeritus status, the person will not have Committer rights to >> github. >> When said person returns, they may rejoin and be given immediate access >> to the github as long as they abide by our norms and rules. (these may >> have evolved over time, so it will be important for them to be given some >> orientation by the currently active contributors in the project) >> >> My argument for this is that we have a lot of inactive people who have >> committer access, and this is not a good practice in achieving our goal of >> an active and transparent community - where we know who is involved, who >> can help with a code change or review, and also creates a potential (albeit >> small) security risk. It at least seems like a potential issue to those >> doing audits of process. >> >> ***I would like any and all counter arguments to be heard**. * If there >> are none, we will move to a vote. If there are significant objections, we >> will seek to revise before I go to a vote, or I may change my mind. ***So, >> please articulate why you agree or disagree with this idea**. * >> >> Thanks >> - James >> >>
