* [maint] New title for ``global write maintainer''?
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@ 2002-10-25 7:48 ` Andrew Cagney
2002-10-25 11:23 ` Stan Shebs
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From: Andrew Cagney @ 2002-10-25 7:48 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: gdb; +Cc: gdb-patches
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Hello,
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.
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, ....
Andrew
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* Re: [maint] New title for ``global write maintainer''?
2002-10-25 7:48 ` [maint] New title for ``global write maintainer''? Andrew Cagney
@ 2002-10-25 11:23 ` Stan Shebs
2002-10-25 14:35 ` Daniel Berlin
2002-11-07 15:32 ` Andrew Cagney
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From: Stan Shebs @ 2002-10-25 11:23 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Andrew Cagney; +Cc: gdb
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.
>
> 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"? :-)
Stan
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* Re: [maint] New title for ``global write maintainer''?
2002-10-25 11:23 ` Stan Shebs
@ 2002-10-25 14:35 ` Daniel Berlin
2002-11-07 15:32 ` Andrew Cagney
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From: Daniel Berlin @ 2002-10-25 14:35 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Stan Shebs; +Cc: Andrew Cagney, gdb
On Friday, October 25, 2002, at 02:21 PM, Stan Shebs wrote:
> 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.
>>
>> 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"? :-)
>
How bout "suckers"?
:)
> Stan
>
>
>
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* Re: [maint] New title for ``global write maintainer''?
2002-10-25 11:23 ` Stan Shebs
2002-10-25 14:35 ` Daniel Berlin
@ 2002-11-07 15:32 ` Andrew Cagney
2002-11-07 19:22 ` Daniel Jacobowitz
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From: Andrew Cagney @ 2002-11-07 15:32 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: gdb
>> 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'?
Sounds good, doesn't actually mean anything.
Andrew
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* Re: [maint] New title for ``global write maintainer''?
2002-11-07 15:32 ` Andrew Cagney
@ 2002-11-07 19:22 ` Daniel Jacobowitz
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From: Daniel Jacobowitz @ 2002-11-07 19:22 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Andrew Cagney; +Cc: gdb
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
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