Subject: Re: bug#53464: [PATCH] doc: Add a rule of thumb to guide enabling new committers.

From: Maxim Cournoyer <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2022 23:44:23 -0500

Hi!

Ludovic Courtès <[email-masked]> writes:

> Hello!
>
> Maxim Cournoyer <[email-masked]> skribis:
>
>> * doc/contributing.texi (Commit Access): Introduce a new rule of thumb to
>> determine if a contributor should be considered to become a committer.
>> ---
>>  doc/contributing.texi | 11 ++++++++---
>>  1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/doc/contributing.texi b/doc/contributing.texi
>> index 9f97788c0b..321d496739 100644
>> --- a/doc/contributing.texi
>> +++ b/doc/contributing.texi
>> @@ -1386,9 +1386,14 @@ what your usertag means.
>>  @cindex commit access, for developers
>>  Everyone can contribute to Guix without having commit access
>>  (@pxref{Submitting Patches}).  However, for frequent contributors,
>> -having write access to the repository can be convenient.  Commit access
>> -should not be thought of as a ``badge of honor'' but rather as a
>> -responsibility a contributor is willing to take to help the project.
>> +having write access to the repository can be convenient.  As a rule of
>> +thumb, a contributor should have accumulated fifty (50) reviewed commits
>> +to be considered as a committer and have sustained their activity in the
>> +project for at least 6 months.  This ensures enough interactions with
>
> That sounds reasonable to me.

Pushed as c1043fd60d273c61c80ecfd31fa3a4ea1b24639a.

Thank you for having a look!

Maxim