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[66.158.158.22]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id fp42-20020a05622a50aa00b003a81eef14efsm1849131qtb.45.2023.03.17.13.22.41 (version=TLS1_3 cipher=TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 bits=256/256); Fri, 17 Mar 2023 13:22:42 -0700 (PDT) From: Maxim Cournoyer Date: Fri, 17 Mar 2023 16:22:34 -0400 Message-Id: <20230317202234.25156-1-maxim.cournoyer@gmail.com> X-Mailer: git-send-email 2.39.1 MIME-Version: 1.0 Received-SPF: pass client-ip=2607:f8b0:4864:20::830; envelope-from=maxim.cournoyer@gmail.com; helo=mail-qt1-x830.google.com X-Spam_score_int: -20 X-Spam_score: -2.1 X-Spam_bar: -- X-Spam_report: (-2.1 / 5.0 requ) BAYES_00=-1.9, DKIM_SIGNED=0.1, DKIM_VALID=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_AU=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_EF=-0.1, FREEMAIL_FROM=0.001, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE=-0.0001, SPF_HELO_NONE=0.001, SPF_PASS=-0.001 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no X-Spam_action: no action X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list X-BeenThere: guix-patches@gnu.org List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: guix-patches-bounces+patchwork=mira.cbaines.net@gnu.org Sender: guix-patches-bounces+patchwork=mira.cbaines.net@gnu.org X-getmail-retrieved-from-mailbox: Patches This is to make explicit something which until now had always been implicit. * doc/contributing.texi (Commit Access): Mention that committers are expected to employ consensus decision making. --- doc/contributing.texi | 6 +++++- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) base-commit: 933051281fbed0ae71bd40c24a701faf2a02791c diff --git a/doc/contributing.texi b/doc/contributing.texi index 911c3a7bbf..4db0fdc76e 100644 --- a/doc/contributing.texi +++ b/doc/contributing.texi @@ -1728,7 +1728,11 @@ project for at least 6 months. This ensures enough interactions with the contributor, which is essential for mentoring and assessing whether they are ready to become a committer. Commit access should not be thought of as a ``badge of honor'' but rather as a responsibility a -contributor is willing to take to help the project. +contributor is willing to take to help the project. It is expected from +all contributors, and even more so from committers, to collaborate in a +consensus decision making fashion. To learn what consensus decision +making means and understand its finer details, you are encouraged to +read @url{https://www.seedsforchange.org.uk/consensus}. The following sections explain how to get commit access, how to be ready to push commits, and the policies and community expectations for commits