Re: [patch,committed] Make Fortran maintainers "Non-Autopoiesis Maintainers"

[Brooks Moses <brooks dot moses at codesourcery dot com>]

(And a thought that doesn't need to be crossposted to the gcc@ list....)

FX Coudert wrote:
> I noticed in MAINTAINERS that there is a new category of "Non- 
> Autopoiesis Maintainers" (I certainly missed the original  
> announcement), for maintainers who cannot approve their own patches  
> (except trivial ones). There is a FIXME in the file that says that  
> Fortran maintainers should be added to this category, and it is  
> indeed true, since we decided to work under this kind of rule (which,  
> I think, is a very positive thing). So, I moved us all in that  
> category, except Paul Brook who is one of the original authors for  
> the front-end (unfortunately, Steven B. left GCC development recently).
[...]
> Committed as rev. 125704.

So, wait, let me get this straight: This is a patch which changes the 
MAINTAINERS file to say that the Fortran maintainers cannot commit 
non-trivial patches without getting them reviewed, and you committed it 
without getting it reviewed?  :)

(Actually, joking aside, don't changes like this normally need approval 
from someone on the steering committee?)

- Brooks