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| author | Kubernetes Prow Robot <k8s-ci-robot@users.noreply.github.com> | 2020-07-10 05:07:48 -0700 |
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| committer | GitHub <noreply@github.com> | 2020-07-10 05:07:48 -0700 |
| commit | 68cf403943b5352b0dd267524ea1457cb01b8193 (patch) | |
| tree | fedd7eb14228a9d96e04335de0dc5043a6611f5f /community-membership.md | |
| parent | 54c62fddc6d2785f99c9f53fe514522fb13f1992 (diff) | |
| parent | fba191107746585ae11143b39d98f13da295a75f (diff) | |
Merge pull request #4924 from mrbobbytables/inactive-members
Add section on inactive members to community membership guidelines
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1 files changed, 33 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/community-membership.md b/community-membership.md index c22a4520..2255e401 100644 --- a/community-membership.md +++ b/community-membership.md @@ -223,11 +223,39 @@ The following apply to the subproject for which one would be an owner. - Ensure a healthy process for discussion and decision making is in place. - Work with other subproject owners to maintain the project's overall health and success holistically -## ~~Maintainer~~ +## Inactive members -**Status:** Removed +_Members are continuously active contributors in the community._ + +A core principal in maintaining a healthy community is encouraging active +participation. It is inevitable that people's focuses will change over time and +they are not expected to be actively contributing forever. + +However, being a member of one of the Kubernetes GitHub organizations comes with +an [elevated set of permissions]. These capabilities should not be used by those +that are not familiar with the current state of the Kubernetes project. + +Therefor members with an extended period away from the project with no activity +will be removed from the Kubernetes Github Organizations and will be required to +go through the org membership process again after re-familiarizing themselves +with the current state. + + +### How inactivity is measured + +Inactive members are defined as members of one of the Kubernetes Organizations +with **no** contributions across any organization within 18 months. This is +measured by the CNCF [DevStats project]. + +**Note:** Devstats does not take into account non-code contributions. If a +non-code contributing member is accidentally removed this way, they may open an +issue to quickly be re-instated. + + +After an extended period away from the project with no activity +those members would need to re-familiarize themselves with the current state +before being able to contribute effectively. -The Maintainer role has been removed and replaced with a greater focus on [OWNERS]. [code reviews]: /contributors/guide/expectations.md#code-review [community expectations]: /contributors/guide/expectations.md @@ -244,3 +272,5 @@ The Maintainer role has been removed and replaced with a greater focus on [OWNER [sigs.yaml]: /sigs.yaml [SLO]: /github-management/org-owners-guide.md#slos [two-factor authentication]: https://help.github.com/articles/about-two-factor-authentication +[elevated set of permissions]: #Responsibilities-and-privileges +[Devstats project]: https://k8s.devstats.cncf.io/ |