From 54a9abf96529a69559f10b140a8b2dfe021b5498 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Tobin Feldman-Fitzthum Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2024 12:56:14 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] governance: add process for removing maintainers Add a formal process for cleaning up our maintainer teams. Signed-off-by: Tobin Feldman-Fitzthum --- governance.md | 10 ++++++++++ 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+) diff --git a/governance.md b/governance.md index d179808..a64b998 100644 --- a/governance.md +++ b/governance.md @@ -50,6 +50,16 @@ This decision process is not formally defined and is based on lazy consensus fro A contributor can propose themself or someone else as a maintainer by opening an issue in the repository for the project in question. +### Removing project maintainers + +Inactive maintainers can be removed by the Steering Committee. +Maintainers are considered inactive if they have made no GitHub contributions relating to the project they maintain +for more than six months. +Before removing a maintainer, the Steering Commitee should notify the maintainer of their status. + +Not all inactive maintainers must be removed. +This process should mainly be used to remove maintainers that have permanently moved on from the project. + ## Steering Committee Member The Steering Committee (SC) is the overall Confidential Containers organization governing body.