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0 pointswmf5y ago0 comments

Since you're here, "abarth", it took me several clicks to get to the OWNERS file and all I saw was a list of email addresses. Calling that "governance" is... could we at least get some names and maybe brief bios on these people?

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evil-olive5y ago· 2 in thread

The OWNERS file is typically used, sometimes by automated tooling, to answer the "who should I ask to code review these changes?" question.

https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromium/src/+/HEAD/docs/c...

https://docs.github.com/en/free-pro-team@latest/github/creat...

https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/user/project/code_owners.html

It's not meant to be a place for developer bios. If for no other reason than one developer could appear in many OWNERS files scattered throughout a repo, or in multiple repos, and keeping the bio current across all of them would be a nightmare.

wmfOP5y ago

Let me add some context. I was looking at the governance links on the site and found https://fuchsia.dev/fuchsia-src/contribute/governance/eng_co... which at the bottom simply says "The current members of the Fuchsia Eng Council are listed in this OWNERS file." I think it would improve the transparency/accountability of the project to have more than a list of email addresses here.

asadlionpk5y ago

Probably not in the OWNERS file though, as it’s a machine-consumable file, heavy used inside and outside google for automation.

abarth5y ago· 2 in thread

I understand where you're coming from, but that ends up being an inclusion issue in the project. I'm comfortable having my name and bio "out there" on the Internet, but I recognize that's a privilege. Not everyone who contributes to the project will be comfortable doing that.

gowld5y ago

The Eng Council is 5 people in a position of governance, not everyone who contributes.

abarth5y ago

Ah, I didn't realize the comment above was about the Eng Council. I'll raise the issue at our next meeting. Thanks!

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