[FFmpeg-devel] [PATCH 3/3] doc/developer: Duties of a maintainer

[Michael Niedermayer]

Not sure we have such a list elsewhere, i failed to find it

Signed-off-by: Michael Niedermayer <michael at niedermayer.cc>
---
 doc/developer.texi | 17 +++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+)

diff --git a/doc/developer.texi b/doc/developer.texi
index 2af71ed749a..3a942b19627 100644
--- a/doc/developer.texi
+++ b/doc/developer.texi
@@ -948,6 +948,23 @@ change. These get reviewed by the community like any other patch. It is expected
 that, if someone has an objection to a new maintainer, she is willing to object
 in public with her full name and is willing to take over maintainership for the area.
 
+ at anchor{Duties of a maintainer}
+ at section Duties of a maintainer
+
+A maintainer should review and apply/reject patches submited to her/his code.
+A maintainer should fix regressions.
+A maintainer should fix security issues.
+A maintainer should awnser questions which hold up other developers in the
+maintained area as far as awnsers are known.
+A maintainer should make sure his details in the MAINTAINERS file are accurate
+that includes a way to contact as well as updating his/her entry if he stops
+maintaining the area
+
+"should" above is meant in a way that a maintainer may occasionally be unable to do
+some item and thats ok. Its also ok if a maintainer leaves these tasks to others.
+Or to require to be reminded. But its expected that a maintainer does whatever is
+needed to get most of these things done eventually.
+
 
 @anchor{Release process}
 @chapter Release process
-- 
2.47.0