From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:41919) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1gNMRf-0007o1-Lp for qemu-devel@nongnu.org; Thu, 15 Nov 2018 13:32:55 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1gNMRa-00060C-2V for qemu-devel@nongnu.org; Thu, 15 Nov 2018 13:32:47 -0500 Received: from mx1.redhat.com ([209.132.183.28]:40814) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.0:DHE_RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1gNMRW-0005y3-MD for qemu-devel@nongnu.org; Thu, 15 Nov 2018 13:32:43 -0500 Received: from smtp.corp.redhat.com (int-mx01.intmail.prod.int.phx2.redhat.com [10.5.11.11]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher AECDH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mx1.redhat.com (Postfix) with ESMTPS id CC0823001BC1 for ; Thu, 15 Nov 2018 18:32:37 +0000 (UTC) From: Markus Armbruster References: <20181026105711.29605-1-cohuck@redhat.com> Date: Thu, 15 Nov 2018 19:32:36 +0100 In-Reply-To: <20181026105711.29605-1-cohuck@redhat.com> (Cornelia Huck's message of "Fri, 26 Oct 2018 12:57:11 +0200") Message-ID: <87pnv69oor.fsf@dusky.pond.sub.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Subject: Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH RFC] MAINTAINERS: clarify some of the tags List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , To: Cornelia Huck Cc: qemu-devel@nongnu.org Cornelia Huck 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 > --- > > 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 > + Maintainers are looking after a certain area and must be CCed on > + patches. They are considered the main contact point. > R: Designated reviewer: FullName > 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