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diff --git a/doc/contributing.texi b/doc/contributing.texi index c0e60b63a4..9e574f8b5d 100644 --- a/doc/contributing.texi +++ b/doc/contributing.texi @@ -1466,6 +1466,27 @@ key removed from @file{.guix-authorizations} after 12 months of inactivity; they can ask to regain commit access by emailing the maintainers, without going through the vouching process. +Maintainers@footnote{See @uref{https://guix.gnu.org/en/about} for the +current list of maintainers. You can email them privately at +@email{guix-maintainers@@gnu.org}.} may also revoke an individual's +commit rights, as a last resort, if cooperation with the rest of the +community has caused too much friction---even within the bounds of the +project's code of conduct (@pxref{Contributing}). They would only do so +after public or private discussion with the individual and a clear +notice. Examples of behavior that hinders cooperation and could lead to +such a decision include: + +@itemize +@item repeated violation of the commit policy stated above; +@item repeated failure to take peer criticism into account; +@item breaching trust through a series of grave incidents. +@end itemize + +When maintainers resort to such a decision, they notify developers on +@email{guix-devel@@gnu.org}; inquiries may be sent to +@email{guix-maintainers@@gnu.org}. Depending on the situation, the +individual may still be welcome to contribute. + @subsection Helping Out One last thing: the project keeps moving forward because committers not |