Cornelia Huck <coh...@redhat.com> writes: > The MAINTAINERS file is a bit sparse on information about what > the different designators are. Let's add some more information > to give contributors a better idea about what the different > roles are. > > Signed-off-by: Cornelia Huck <coh...@redhat.com> > --- > > This came out of a discussion about what being a 'reviewer' listed in > this file actually means. A reviewer probably should already have a > track record of doing helpful reviews before being listed in here. > > While at it, I also tried to add some more hints for the other entries. > This patch is supposed to be a starting point for further discussion. > > --- > MAINTAINERS | 5 +++++ > 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+) > > diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS > index 40672c4eba..7d9dbc6724 100644 > --- a/MAINTAINERS > +++ b/MAINTAINERS > @@ -12,9 +12,14 @@ consult qemu-devel and not any specific individual > privately. > Descriptions of section entries: > > M: Mail patches to: FullName <address@domain> > + Maintainers are looking after a certain area and must be CCed on > + patches. They are considered the main contact point. > R: Designated reviewer: FullName <address@domain> > These reviewers should be CCed on patches. > + Reviewers are familiar with the subject matter and provide feedback > + even though they are not maintainers. > L: Mailing list that is relevant to this area > + These lists should be CCed on patches. > W: Web-page with status/info > Q: Patchwork web based patch tracking system site > T: SCM tree type and location. Type is one of: git, hg, quilt, stgit.
Perfect is the enemy of good. This is good. Reviewed-by: Markus Armbruster <arm...@redhat.com>
