From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 19573 invoked by alias); 8 Nov 2002 03:22:07 -0000 Mailing-List: contact gdb-help@sources.redhat.com; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: gdb-owner@sources.redhat.com Received: (qmail 19563 invoked from network); 8 Nov 2002 03:22:07 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO crack.them.org) (65.125.64.184) by sources.redhat.com with SMTP; 8 Nov 2002 03:22:07 -0000 Received: from nevyn.them.org ([66.93.61.169] ident=mail) by crack.them.org with asmtp (Exim 3.12 #1 (Debian)) id 18A1b6-0002R7-00; Thu, 07 Nov 2002 23:22:24 -0600 Received: from drow by nevyn.them.org with local (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 189zje-0001NW-00; Thu, 07 Nov 2002 22:23:06 -0500 Date: Thu, 07 Nov 2002 19:22:00 -0000 From: Daniel Jacobowitz To: Andrew Cagney Cc: gdb@sources.redhat.com Subject: Re: [maint] New title for ``global write maintainer''? Message-ID: <20021108032306.GB4502@nevyn.them.org> Mail-Followup-To: Andrew Cagney , gdb@sources.redhat.com References: <3DB95391.10407@redhat.com> <3DB959C7.6050807@redhat.com> <3DB98BBD.9020703@apple.com> <3DCAF816.8030403@redhat.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <3DCAF816.8030403@redhat.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.1i X-SW-Source: 2002-11/txt/msg00082.txt.bz2 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''. -- Daniel Jacobowitz MontaVista Software Debian GNU/Linux Developer