From patchwork Mon Oct 9 17:27:27 2017 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Patchwork-Submitter: Russell Bryant X-Patchwork-Id: 823372 Return-Path: X-Original-To: incoming@patchwork.ozlabs.org Delivered-To: patchwork-incoming@bilbo.ozlabs.org Authentication-Results: ozlabs.org; spf=pass (mailfrom) smtp.mailfrom=openvswitch.org (client-ip=140.211.169.12; helo=mail.linuxfoundation.org; envelope-from=ovs-dev-bounces@openvswitch.org; receiver=) Received: from mail.linuxfoundation.org (mail.linuxfoundation.org [140.211.169.12]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by ozlabs.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 3y9nHq1ndTz9t6C for ; Tue, 10 Oct 2017 04:27:35 +1100 (AEDT) Received: from mail.linux-foundation.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mail.linuxfoundation.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 32F7AB0B; Mon, 9 Oct 2017 17:27:33 +0000 (UTC) X-Original-To: dev@openvswitch.org Delivered-To: ovs-dev@mail.linuxfoundation.org Received: from smtp1.linuxfoundation.org (smtp1.linux-foundation.org [172.17.192.35]) by mail.linuxfoundation.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 4D88AABC for ; Mon, 9 Oct 2017 17:27:32 +0000 (UTC) X-Greylist: from auto-whitelisted by SQLgrey-1.7.6 Received: from mx1.redhat.com (mx1.redhat.com [209.132.183.28]) by smtp1.linuxfoundation.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 56B53151 for ; Mon, 9 Oct 2017 17:27:31 +0000 (UTC) Received: from smtp.corp.redhat.com (int-mx02.intmail.prod.int.phx2.redhat.com [10.5.11.12]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher AECDH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mx1.redhat.com (Postfix) with ESMTPS id A7E1A285B9; Mon, 9 Oct 2017 17:27:30 +0000 (UTC) DMARC-Filter: OpenDMARC Filter v1.3.2 mx1.redhat.com A7E1A285B9 Authentication-Results: ext-mx06.extmail.prod.ext.phx2.redhat.com; dmarc=none (p=none dis=none) header.from=ovn.org Authentication-Results: ext-mx06.extmail.prod.ext.phx2.redhat.com; spf=fail smtp.mailfrom=russell@ovn.org DKIM-Filter: OpenDKIM Filter v2.11.0 mx1.redhat.com A7E1A285B9 Received: from t460s.redhat.com (ovpn-122-154.rdu2.redhat.com [10.10.122.154]) by smtp.corp.redhat.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4A9E660F80; Mon, 9 Oct 2017 17:27:30 +0000 (UTC) From: Russell Bryant To: dev@openvswitch.org Date: Mon, 9 Oct 2017 13:27:27 -0400 Message-Id: <20171009172727.3149-1-russell@ovn.org> In-Reply-To: <20171007001904.30854-1-russell@ovn.org> References: <20171007001904.30854-1-russell@ovn.org> X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.79 on 10.5.11.12 X-Greylist: Sender IP whitelisted, not delayed by milter-greylist-4.5.16 (mx1.redhat.com [10.5.110.30]); Mon, 09 Oct 2017 17:27:30 +0000 (UTC) X-Spam-Status: No, score=-5.0 required=5.0 tests=RCVD_IN_DNSWL_HI autolearn=disabled version=3.3.1 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.3.1 (2010-03-16) on smtp1.linux-foundation.org Subject: [ovs-dev] [PATCH v2] Introduce Emeritus Committer status. X-BeenThere: ovs-dev@openvswitch.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.12 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , MIME-Version: 1.0 Sender: ovs-dev-bounces@openvswitch.org Errors-To: ovs-dev-bounces@openvswitch.org This patch introduces an Emeritus status for OVS committers. An Emeritus Committer is recognized as having made a significant impact to the project and having been a committer in the past. It is intended as an option for those that do not currently have the time or interest to fulfill committer responsibilities based on their current responsibilities. While in this status, they are not included in voting for governance purposes. An emeritus committer may be re-instated as a full committer at any time. See documentation contents for full details. Suggested-by: Ethan J. Jackson Signed-off-by: Russell Bryant --- Documentation/automake.mk | 1 + Documentation/index.rst | 3 +- .../internals/committer-emeritus-status.rst | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++++ Documentation/internals/index.rst | 1 + MAINTAINERS.rst | 14 ++++- 5 files changed, 80 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) create mode 100644 Documentation/internals/committer-emeritus-status.rst v1->v2: - incorporate suggested changes from Ben. diff --git a/Documentation/automake.mk b/Documentation/automake.mk index 6f38912f2..8adce852e 100644 --- a/Documentation/automake.mk +++ b/Documentation/automake.mk @@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ DOC_SOURCE = \ Documentation/internals/index.rst \ Documentation/internals/authors.rst \ Documentation/internals/bugs.rst \ + Documentation/internals/committer-emeritus-status.rst \ Documentation/internals/committer-grant-revocation.rst \ Documentation/internals/committer-responsibilities.rst \ Documentation/internals/documentation.rst \ diff --git a/Documentation/index.rst b/Documentation/index.rst index 836c37fc3..b7a792b0d 100644 --- a/Documentation/index.rst +++ b/Documentation/index.rst @@ -107,7 +107,8 @@ Learn more about the Open vSwitch project and about how you can contribute: - **Maintaining:** :doc:`internals/maintainers` | :doc:`internals/committer-responsibilities` | - :doc:`internals/committer-grant-revocation` + :doc:`internals/committer-grant-revocation` | + :doc:`internals/committer-emeritus-status` - **Documentation:** :doc:`internals/contributing/documentation-style` | :doc:`Building Open vSwitch Documentation ` | diff --git a/Documentation/internals/committer-emeritus-status.rst b/Documentation/internals/committer-emeritus-status.rst new file mode 100644 index 000000000..ad9dca2c3 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/internals/committer-emeritus-status.rst @@ -0,0 +1,63 @@ +.. + Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may + not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain + a copy of the License at + + http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 + + Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software + distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT + WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the + License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations + under the License. + + Convention for heading levels in Open vSwitch documentation: + + ======= Heading 0 (reserved for the title in a document) + ------- Heading 1 + ~~~~~~~ Heading 2 + +++++++ Heading 3 + ''''''' Heading 4 + + Avoid deeper levels because they do not render well. + +================================== +Emeritus Status for OVS Committers +================================== + +OVS committers are nominated and elected based on their impact on the Open +vSwitch project. Over time, as committers' responsibilities change, some may +become unable or uninterested to actively participate in project governance. +Committer "emeritus" status provides a way for committers to take a leave of +absence from OVS governance responsibilities. The following guidelines clarify +the process around the emeritus status for committers: + +* An committer may choose to transition from active to emeritus, or from + emeritus to active, by sending an email to the committers mailing list. + +* If a committer hasn't been heard from in 6 months, and does not respond to + reasonable attempts to contact him or her, the other committers can vote as a + majority to transition the committer from active to emeritus. (If the + committer resurfaces, he or she can transition back to active by sending an + email to the committers mailing list.) + +* Emeritus committers may stay on the committers mailing list to continue to + follow any discussions there. + +* Emeritus committers do not nominate or vote in committer elections. From a + governance perspective, they are equivalent to a non-committer. + +* Emeritus committers cannot merge patches to the OVS repository. + +* Emeritus committers will be listed in a separate section in the + MAINTAINERS.rst file to continue to recognize their contributions to the + project. + +Emeritus status does not replace the procedures for forcibly removing a +committer. + +Note that just because a committer is not able to work on the project on a +day-to-day basis, we feel they are still capable of providing input on the +direction of the project. No committer should feel pressured to move +themselves to this status. Again, it's just an option for those that do not +currently have the time or interest. diff --git a/Documentation/internals/index.rst b/Documentation/internals/index.rst index cf70f5566..50f59a88f 100644 --- a/Documentation/internals/index.rst +++ b/Documentation/internals/index.rst @@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ itself and how they might involved. release-process bugs security + committer-emeritus-status committer-responsibilities committer-grant-revocation authors diff --git a/MAINTAINERS.rst b/MAINTAINERS.rst index bb389da9f..a6deb8229 100644 --- a/MAINTAINERS.rst +++ b/MAINTAINERS.rst @@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ The responsibilities of an Open vSwitch committer are documented The process for adding or removing committers is documented `here `__. -This is the current list of Open vSwitch committers: +This is the current list of active Open vSwitch committers: .. list-table:: OVS Maintainers :header-rows: 1 @@ -75,3 +75,15 @@ This is the current list of Open vSwitch committers: - tgraf@noironetworks.com * - YAMAMOTO Takashi - yamamoto@midokura.com + +The project also maintains a list of Emeritus Committers (or Maintainers). +More information about Emeritus Committers can be found +`here `__. + +.. list-table:: OVS Emeritus Maintainers + :header-rows: 1 + + * - Name + - Email + * - + -