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diff --git a/doc/contributing.texi b/doc/contributing.texi index 74b4718eb3..5d5d50c3c0 100644 --- a/doc/contributing.texi +++ b/doc/contributing.texi @@ -1099,8 +1099,59 @@ this nifty tool! @cindex commit access, for developers For frequent contributors, having write access to the repository is -convenient. When you deem it necessary, feel free to ask for it on the -mailing list. When you get commit access, please make sure to follow +convenient. When you deem it necessary, consider applying for commit +access by following these steps: + +@enumerate +@item +Find three committers who would vouch for you. You can view the list of +committers at +@url{https://savannah.gnu.org/project/memberlist.php?group=guix}. Each +of them should email a statement to @email{guix-maintainers@@gnu.org} (a +private alias for the collective of maintainers), signed with their +OpenPGP key. + +Committers are expected to have had some interactions with you as a +contributor and to be able to judge whether you are sufficiently +familiar with the project's practices. It is @emph{not} a judgment on +the value of your work, so a refusal should rather be interpreted as +``let's try again later''. + +@item +Send @email{guix-maintainers@@gnu.org} a message stating your intent, +listing the three committers who support your application, signed with +the OpenPGP key you will use to sign commits, and giving its fingerprint +(see below). See @uref{https://emailselfdefense.fsf.org/en/}, for an +introduction to public-key cryptography with GnuPG. + +@item +Maintainers ultimately decide whether to grant you commit access, +usually following your referrals' recommendation. + +@item +If and once you've been given access, please send a message to +@email{guix-devel@@gnu.org} to say so, again signed with the OpenPGP key +you will use to sign commits (do that before pushing your first commit). +That way, everyone can notice and ensure you control that OpenPGP key. + +@c TODO: Add note about adding the fingerprint to the list of authorized +@c keys once that has stabilized. + +@item +Make sure to read the rest of this section and... profit! +@end enumerate + +@quotation Note +Maintainers are happy to give commit access to people who have been +contributing for some time and have a track record---don't be shy and +don't underestimate your work! + +However, note that the project is working towards a more automated patch +review and merging system, which, as a consequence, may lead us to have +fewer people with commit access to the main repository. Stay tuned! +@end quotation + +If you get commit access, please make sure to follow the policy below (discussions of the policy can take place on @email{guix-devel@@gnu.org}). |