On Mon, Aug 5, 2019 at 9:55 AM Sean Owen <sro...@apache.org> wrote: > On Mon, Aug 5, 2019 at 3:50 AM Myrle Krantz <my...@apache.org> wrote: > > So... events coordinators? I'd still make them committers. I guess I'm > still struggling to understand what problem making people VIP's without > giving them committership is trying to solve. > > We may just agree to disagree, which is fine, but I think the argument > is clear enough: such a person has zero need for the commit bit. > Turning it around, what are we trying to accomplish by giving said > person a commit bit? I know people say there's no harm, but I think > there is at least _some_ downside. We're widening access to change > software artifacts, the main thing that we put ASF process and checks > around for liability reasons. I know the point is trust, and said > person is likely to understand to never use the commit bit, but it > brings us back to the same place. I don't wish to convince anyone else > of my stance, though I do find it more logical, just that it's > reasonable within The Apache Way. >
+1 to this.
