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Re: [maint] New title for ``global write maintainer''?
- From: Stan Shebs <shebs at apple dot com>
- To: Andrew Cagney <ac131313 at redhat dot com>
- Cc: gdb at sources dot redhat dot com
- Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2002 11:21:49 -0700
- Subject: Re: [maint] New title for ``global write maintainer''?
- References: <3DB95391.10407@redhat.com> <3DB959C7.6050807@redhat.com>
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