Re: The end of an era, and the dawn of a new one

On Thu, Dec 6, 2012 at 8:32 AM, Ian Lynagh <[email protected]> wrote:
> Perhaps we could have "maintainers" instead?

If maintenance can be defined on a per-directory level we can put a
MAINTAINERS file in listing maintainers for a directory and all its
subdirectories. For example,

    ghc/MAINTAINERS would contain
        simonpj
        simonmar

    libraries/base/GHC/Event/MAINTAINERS would contain
        tibbe
        bos

    ghc/compiler/llvmGen would contain
        benl
        davidterei

and so on. To find a maintainer (e.g. to send a request for code
review to) you follow the directory hierarchy upwards, starting from
the directory in which you want to make modifications, until you find
a MAINTAINERS file. You then pick one of the maintainers there and
assign the ticket with the attached code for them to review.

Perhaps this is a bit too involved given the number of people involved.

-- Johan