(address . guix-patches@gnu.org)(name . Maxim Cournoyer)(address . maxim.cournoyer@gmail.com)
This is to make explicit something which until now had always been implicit.
* doc/contributing.texi (Commit Access): Mention that committers are expected
to employ consensus decision making.
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@@ -1728,7 +1728,11 @@ project for at least 6 months. This ensures enough interactions with
the contributor, which is essential for mentoring and assessing whether
they are ready to become a committer. Commit access should not be
thought of as a ``badge of honor'' but rather as a responsibility a
-contributor is willing to take to help the project.
+contributor is willing to take to help the project. It is expected from
+all contributors, and even more so from committers, to collaborate in a
+consensus decision making fashion. To learn what consensus decision
+making means and understand its finer details, you are encouraged to
+read @url{https://www.seedsforchange.org.uk/consensus}.
The following sections explain how to get commit access, how to be ready
to push commits, and the policies and community expectations for commits
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