From 092a190ea0ba300435a40be9fadfb13533cf0a85 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Maxim Cournoyer Date: Fri, 17 Mar 2023 16:07:52 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] doc: Add a reference to a page explaining consensus decision making. MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit This is to make explicit something which until now had always been implicit. * doc/contributing.texi (Commit Access): Mention that committers are expected to employ consensus decision making. Co-authored-by: Ludovic Courtès --- doc/contributing.texi | 7 ++++++- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/doc/contributing.texi b/doc/contributing.texi index e03d888bd1..73d1cd2648 100644 --- a/doc/contributing.texi +++ b/doc/contributing.texi @@ -1727,7 +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