Re: [maint] New title for ``global write maintainer''?

[Daniel Jacobowitz <drow@mvista.com>]

On Thu, Nov 07, 2002 at 06:32:38PM -0500, Andrew Cagney wrote:
> 
> >>The current ``global write maintainer'' title is something of a misnomer. 
> >>Unlike GCC, where a global write maintainer can an does approve any 
> >>patch, the GDB global write maintainers have an understanding that they 
> >>won't approve patches or directly make changes in areas where there is 
> >>already a maintainer.
> 
> 
> It actually reads ``blanket write privs'', which is a total misnomer.
> 
> >>Given the potential for confusion, I'm wondering anyone has a better 
> >>title?  The only one I've come up with so far is ``Council of Elders''(1) 
> >>but apparently some countries don't treat their elders with respect and, 
> >>hence, the term takes on less than plesant connitations :-(  Another 
> >>could be the Senate, ....
> 
> >
> >"default maintainer"?  "etc maintainer"? "all-that-other-code maintainer"? 
> >:-)
> 
> `Global Maintainer'?

I rather liked ``shmuck''.

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Daniel Jacobowitz
MontaVista Software                         Debian GNU/Linux Developer