Re: [Gluster-devel] Could we add a MAINTAINERS file to the glusterfs sources?

[Vijay Bellur]

On 11/18/2013 11:58 PM, John Mark Walker wrote:
> ----- Original Message -----
> > Sounds like a good idea. A good way to figure out reviewers for a
> > particular directory might be to identify members in the community who
> > have contributed and/or reviewed more than X percentage of patches in
> > that particular directory. X should be significant and a good starting
> > value can be 25.
>
> I just want to point out that all contributors to the Gluster code base are "in the 
> community." There is no such thing as a non-community contributor to the GlusterFS 
> code base.

I started out with "active contributors".. but subsequently dropped the 
active bit as I thought it would be restrictive :).

> > In the case of we not having even a single individual who exceeds X, we
> > can pick up the top 2-3 reviewers/code contributors.
>
> See above - this means that Red Hat employees are also included here. Even you 
> :)

I don't have any doubts about that :).

> Not sure if I'm misunderstanding you, but the implication, as I interpreted it, was that 
> somehow Red Hat contributors are not "in the community." I just want to point 
> out that this is incorrect. If that was not your intent and I completely misunderstood, 
> then my apologies :)

Accepted ;)

-Vijay

> My 0.02 - a MAINTAINERS or CONTRIBUTORS file is a great idea. Niels, are you 
> volunteering? :)
>
> -JM