[Qemu-devel] [PATCH RFC] MAINTAINERS: clarify some of the tags

[Cornelia Huck <cohuck@redhat.com>]

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 <cohuck@redhat.com>
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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.
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