[Mplayer-cvslog] CVS: main/DOCS/tech MAINTAINERS,1.38,1.39

[Diego Biurrun]

Ivan Kalvachev writes:
> Alexander Strasser said:
> > On Sat, Aug 28, 2004 at 11:54:37AM +0300, Ivan Kalvachev wrote:
> >> Alexander Strasser (beastd) said:
> >> >
> >> > Modified Files:
> >> > 	MAINTAINERS
> >> > Log Message:
> >> > Added Reynaldo as maintainter for MPlayer's EDL code.
> >> [snip]
> >> > +    * EDL code: Reynaldo H. Verdejo Pinochet
> >>
> >> If Reynaldo is developer why he didn't commit him own code?
> >> If Reynaldo is not developer how he could be maintainer?
> >
> > Roberto gave his OK on IRC if he wants to be the maintainer.
> > And though nobody else is working with/on EDL code and he
> > did the last patch and wants to include it into MEncoder,
> > I think it is good if he is maintaining this code, too
> > ( e.g. being there for EDL bug reports ).
> >
> > If he needs CVS access, I don't know...
> > I think he could maintain also without, but may be better
> > otherwise dunno about that.
> 
> I don't think an maintainer could be somebody that cannot maintain
> the code directly. So I think that he must have cvs write access
> after he send him next patch and before the patch get commited.

Having CVS write access sure helps, but as long as he sticks around,
reviews EDL patches, takes care of that part of the code and gets
somebody to commit things for him he can have the title maintainer
IMHO.

Diego