The MAINTAINERS file is a bit sparse on information about what the different designators are. Let's add some more information to give contributors a better idea about what the different roles are.
Signed-off-by: Cornelia Huck <coh...@redhat.com> --- This came out of a discussion about what being a 'reviewer' listed in this file actually means. A reviewer probably should already have a track record of doing helpful reviews before being listed in here. While at it, I also tried to add some more hints for the other entries. This patch is supposed to be a starting point for further discussion. --- MAINTAINERS | 5 +++++ 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+) diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS index 40672c4eba..7d9dbc6724 100644 --- a/MAINTAINERS +++ b/MAINTAINERS @@ -12,9 +12,14 @@ consult qemu-devel and not any specific individual privately. Descriptions of section entries: M: Mail patches to: FullName <address@domain> + Maintainers are looking after a certain area and must be CCed on + patches. They are considered the main contact point. R: Designated reviewer: FullName <address@domain> These reviewers should be CCed on patches. + Reviewers are familiar with the subject matter and provide feedback + even though they are not maintainers. L: Mailing list that is relevant to this area + These lists should be CCed on patches. W: Web-page with status/info Q: Patchwork web based patch tracking system site T: SCM tree type and location. Type is one of: git, hg, quilt, stgit. -- 2.14.4