Re: [PATCH] docs: maintainer: discourage taking conversations off-list

[Mark Brown <broonie@kernel.org>]

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On Fri, Jul 12, 2024 at 07:49:03AM -0700, Jakub Kicinski wrote:

> +Open development
> +----------------
> +
> +Discussions about user reported issues, and development of new code
> +should be conducted in a manner typical for the larger subsystem.
> +It is common for development within a single company to be conducted
> +behind closed doors. However, maintainers must not redirect discussions
> +and development related to the upstream code from the upstream mailing lists
> +to closed forums or private conversations. Reasonable exceptions to this
> +guidance include discussions about security related issues.

Reviewed-by: Mark Brown <broonie@kernel.org>

I do think it's fine for people to have open places like github as an
option as well, so long as they're optional for contributors and things
pass through the lists in a normal fashion at some point.  Directing
people towards existing relevant discussions/reviews can work well.  The
main issues are taking things out of all visibility and blocking
contributors.

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