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When contributing one or more packages for full inclusion into Tcllib
you are committing yourself to
[list_begin enumerated]
[enum] Keep the guidelines written down in
[term {Tcl Community - Kind Communication}]
(as any contributor) in your mind. The main point to take away
from there is [emph {to be kind to each other}].
[enum] Your packages getting distributed under a BSD/MIT license. For
the details see [term {Tcllib - License}]
[enum] Maintenance of the new packages for a period of two years under
the following rules, and responsibilities:
[list_begin enumerated]
[enum] A maintainer may step down after the mandatory period as
they see fit.
[enum] A maintainer may step down before the end of the
mandatory period, under the condition that a replacement
maintainer is immediately available and has agreed to
serve the remainder of the period, plus their own
mandatory period (see below).
[enum] When stepping down without a replacement maintainer
taking over the relevant packages have to be flagged as
[const unmaintained].
[enum] When a replacement mantainer is brought in for a package
it is (kept) marked as [const maintained] (again).
[para] A replacement maintainer is bound by the same rules as
the original maintainer, except that the mandatory
period of maintenance is shortened to one year.
[enum] For any [const unmaintained] package a contributor
interested in becoming its maintainer can become so by
flagging them as [const maintained] with their name and
contact information, committing themselves to the rules
of a replacement maintainer (see previous point).
[enum] For any already [const maintained] package a contributor
interested in becoming a co-maintainer can become so
with the agreement of the existing maintainer(s),
committing themselves to the rules of a replacement
maintainer (see two points previous).
[list_end]
[para] The responsibilities as a maintainer include:
[list_begin enumerated]
[enum] Watching Tcllib's ticket tracker for bugs, bug fixes,
and feature requests related to the new packages.
[enum] Reviewing the aforementioned tickets, rejecting or
applying them
[enum] Coordination and discussion with ticket submitter during
the development and/or application of bug fixes.
[list_end]
[enum] Follow the [sectref {Branching and Workflow}] of this guide.
[list_end]
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