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diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md index 6e74b6d..70d0eca 100644 --- a/CONTRIBUTING.md +++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md @@ -246,5 +246,38 @@ clarity suffers. - The code adheres to the style guidelines. +Commit rights +============= + +Commit rights will be granted to anyone who requests them and fulfills the +below criteria: + +- Submitted some (10 as a rule of thumb) non-trivial (not just simple + spelling fixes and whitespace adjustment) patches that have been merged + already. + +- Are actively participating in public discussions about their work (on the + mailing list or IRC). This should not be interpreted as a requirement to + review other peoples patches but just make sure that patch submission isn't + one-way communication. Cross-review is still highly encouraged. + +- Will be regularly contributing further patches. This includes regular + contributors to other parts of the open source graphics stack who only + do the occasional development in this project. + +- Agrees to use their commit rights in accordance with the documented merge + criteria, tools, and processes. + +To apply for commit rights, create a new issue in gitlab for the respective +project and give it the "accounts" label. + +Committers are encouraged to request their commit rights get removed when they +no longer contribute to the project. Commit rights will be reinstated when they +come back to the project. + +Maintainers and committers should encourage contributors to request commit +rights, especially junior contributors tend to underestimate their skills. + + [git documentation]: http://git-scm.com/documentation [notes on commit messages]: http://who-t.blogspot.de/2009/12/on-commit-messages.html |