Re: Thoughts on removing access to the Python teams repositories to inactive members ?

Nicholas D Steeves <[email protected]> Tue, 13 Jan 2026 19:23:37 -0500

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Anton Gladky <[email protected]> writes:

> Hello,
>
> thanks for raising this!
>
> I support this proposal but would suggest not to post a list of names on the
> public mailing list, as some people may not feel comfortable
> being publicly listed as inactive.

+1 because it implausible that most inactive members are following team
messages.  Thus, this action has two effects:

  1. Providing a public record that an inactive member was contacted.
  2. What may feel like shame culture.

> Maybe we could contact them directly (for example with an
> automated email) and set an access expiration date via the gitlab
> API.
>

Given that our social contract requires us to act in and assume good
faith, it seems to be that a public announcement that a list exists and
that members have been contacted will be sufficient.

Anton, do you know if Gitlab would notify members of pending operations
like this?

Cheers,
Nicholas

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