[FFmpeg-devel] [PATCH] [RFC]MAINTAINERS: Add developers who have git write access but are otherwise not listed

compn tempn at mi.rr.com
Sat Nov 26 18:20:36 EET 2016


On Sat, 26 Nov 2016 17:15:36 +0100 (CET)
Marton Balint <cus at passwd.hu> wrote:

> 
> On Sat, 26 Nov 2016, compn wrote:
> 
> > On Fri, 25 Nov 2016 11:11:23 +0100 (CET)
> > Marton Balint <cus at passwd.hu> wrote:
> >
> >> 
> >> On Mon, 21 Nov 2016, Michael Niedermayer wrote:
> >> 
> >> > I omitted developers who do not use their account and i felt
> >> > would prefer not to be listed.
> >> 
> >> I think everyone with access should be listed. If somebody does not
> >> use his account for a year or so, his/her access should be revoked.
> >
> > any scientific reason why?
> >
> 
> In an open source project, the list of people with commit rights
> should be public.
> 

no problem

> Revoking unused accounts is a simple security measure against 
> lost/compromised private keys.

so unlikely that i cannot even imagine the odds.

-compn


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