[maint] sim and common

[Andrew Cagney]

> At Wed, 06 Mar 2002 00:08:27 -0500, Andrew Cagney wrote:
> 
>> I'm wondering if it would be helpful for sim specific maintainers (at 
>> least for sim/common based sims) to have implicit approval/write 
>> permission on the sim/common directory.
> 
> 
> Uh, I was assuming that in general we (sim maintainers) had write
> after approval perms, but that approval was still required.
> (Concerned by your "write permission" comment there.  Do tell me if
> i'm wrong.  8-)

Sim directory maintenance was, for a long time, very vague.  I'm trying 
to clarify things a little so that people that have a motivation to work 
in this directory can do so with little or no hinderance.  At the same 
time trying to ensure that a few basic procedures are followed.

I think part of this is ensuring that people directly affected by the 
infrastructure have a fairly free reign over it.

> Personally, I wouldn't mind someone else having responsibility for
> reviewing my 'common' patches.

Even if you have write privs on sim/common you're still free 
(encouraged?) to seek advice from others.  (Is this change a good idea? 
  In 20:20 hindsight was that bit a bad move?)

> I'd like to make sure i'm not doing more damage than i intend, and i
> say 'responsibility' because if somebody doesn't consider it their
> responsibility well, then, it probably won't happen.

Just as long as the damage is limited to ``flesh wounds'' :-)  Whats the 
worst that could happen - something gets broken?  Oops!  Actually, I 
think that the worst that could happen is for the code's development to 
stagnate (unless, that is, there is no one that thinks it is useful).

enjoy,
Andrew