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Docker-DCO-1.1-Signed-off-by: Sven Dowideit <SvenDowideit@fosiki.com> (github: SvenDowideit)
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Dear maintainer. Thank you for investing the time and energy to help make Docker as Dear maintainer. Thank you for investing the time and energy to help make Docker as
useful as possible. Maintaining a project is difficult, sometimes unrewarding work. useful as possible. Maintaining a project is difficult, sometimes unrewarding work.
Sure, you will get to contribute cool features to the project. But most of your time Sure, you will get to contribute cool features to the project. But most of your time
will be spent reviewing, cleaning up, documenting, andswering questions, justifying will be spent reviewing, cleaning up, documenting, answering questions, justifying
design decisions - while everyone has all the fun! But remember - the quality of the design decisions - while everyone has all the fun! But remember - the quality of the
maintainers work is what distinguishes the good projects from the great. maintainers work is what distinguishes the good projects from the great.
So please be proud of your work, even the unglamourous parts, and encourage a culture So please be proud of your work, even the unglamourous parts, and encourage a culture
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Docker follows the timeless, highly efficient and totally unfair system known as [Benevolent dictator for life](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benevolent_Dictator_for_Life), Docker follows the timeless, highly efficient and totally unfair system known as [Benevolent dictator for life](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benevolent_Dictator_for_Life),
with yours truly, Solomon Hykes, in the role of BDFL. with yours truly, Solomon Hykes, in the role of BDFL.
This means that all decisions are made by default by me. Since making every decision myself would be highly unscalable, in practice decisions are spread across multiple maintainers. This means that all decisions are made by default by me. Since making every decision myself would be highly un-scalable, in practice decisions are spread across multiple maintainers.
The relevant maintainer for a pull request is assigned in 3 steps: The relevant maintainer for a pull request is assigned in 3 steps:
* Step 1: Determine the subdirectory affected by the pull request. This might be src/registry, docs/source/api, or any other part of the repo. * Step 1: Determine the subdirectory affected by the pull request. This might be src/registry, docs/source/api, or any other part of the repo.
* Step 2: Find the MAINTAINERS file which affects this directory. If the directory itself does not have a MAINTAINERS file, work your way up the the repo hierarchy until you find one. * Step 2: Find the MAINTAINERS file which affects this directory. If the directory itself does not have a MAINTAINERS file, work your way up the repo hierarchy until you find one.
* Step 3: The first maintainer listed is the primary maintainer. The pull request is assigned to him. He may assign it to other listed maintainers, at his discretion. * Step 3: The first maintainer listed is the primary maintainer. The pull request is assigned to him. He may assign it to other listed maintainers, at his discretion.