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| author | Maxim Cournoyer <maxim.cournoyer@gmail.com> | 2023-04-14 16:57:37 -0400 |
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| committer | Maxim Cournoyer <maxim.cournoyer@gmail.com> | 2023-04-14 17:15:08 -0400 |
| commit | 3bacd3c76a58ebe70f98be654f09cbd4166093ab (patch) | |
| tree | 89f687565205971a9925d33400235968a569a069 /doc/contributing.texi | |
| parent | df3391c0309443ac37f9a9a6b1038a85454b8ee6 (diff) | |
| parent | 97ed675718b948319e6f6e51f2d577971bea1176 (diff) | |
Merge branch 'master' into core-updates.
Conflicts:
gnu/local.mk
gnu/packages/build-tools.scm
gnu/packages/certs.scm
gnu/packages/check.scm
gnu/packages/compression.scm
gnu/packages/cups.scm
gnu/packages/fontutils.scm
gnu/packages/gnuzilla.scm
gnu/packages/guile.scm
gnu/packages/ibus.scm
gnu/packages/image-processing.scm
gnu/packages/linux.scm
gnu/packages/music.scm
gnu/packages/nss.scm
gnu/packages/pdf.scm
gnu/packages/python-xyz.scm
gnu/packages/qt.scm
gnu/packages/ruby.scm
gnu/packages/shells.scm
gnu/packages/tex.scm
gnu/packages/video.scm
gnu/packages/vulkan.scm
gnu/packages/web.scm
gnu/packages/webkit.scm
gnu/packages/wm.scm
Diffstat (limited to 'doc/contributing.texi')
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/contributing.texi | 12 |
1 files changed, 8 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/doc/contributing.texi b/doc/contributing.texi index 911c3a7bbf..73d1cd2648 100644 --- a/doc/contributing.texi +++ b/doc/contributing.texi @@ -776,9 +776,8 @@ the word @code{python}. Some modules are compatible with only one version of Python, others with both. If the package Foo is compiled with Python 3, we name it @code{python-foo}. If it is compiled with Python 2, we name it -@code{python2-foo}. Packages should be added when they are necessary; -we don't add Python 2 variants of the package unless we are going to use -them. +@code{python2-foo}. Python 2 packages are being removed from the +distribution; please do no not submit any new Python 2 packages. If a project already contains the word @code{python}, we drop this; for instance, the module python-dateutil is packaged under the names @@ -1728,7 +1727,12 @@ project for at least 6 months. This ensures enough interactions with the contributor, which is essential for mentoring and assessing whether they are ready to become a committer. Commit access should not be thought of as a ``badge of honor'' but rather as a responsibility a -contributor is willing to take to help the project. +contributor is willing to take to help the project. It is expected from +all contributors, and even more so from committers, to help build +consensus and make decisions based on consensus. To learn what +consensus decision making means and understand its finer details, you +are encouraged to read +@url{https://www.seedsforchange.org.uk/consensus}. The following sections explain how to get commit access, how to be ready to push commits, and the policies and community expectations for commits |