1 CVS Development Policies 2 3This file, DEVEL-CVS, contains the policies by which the CVS 4development group operates. Also see the HACKING file. 5 6---------------------------------------------------------------------- 7Policies regarding the CVS source repository: 8 9By checking items into the repository, developers agree to permit 10distribution of such items under the terms of the GNU Public License. 11 12---------------------------------------------------------------------- 13Procedure for dealing with people who want to be developers: 14 15People who want checkin access are first requested to send 16patches and have them reviewed by a developer. If they submit some 17good ones (preferably over a period of time, to demonstrate sustained 18interest), then one of the developers can ask the devel-cvs mailing 19list whether it is OK to make this person a developer (after first 20sending the prospective developer a copy of this file and then having 21the prospective developer say they want to be a developer). If there 22are no objections, the person will be made a developer. 23 24---------------------------------------------------------------------- 25Policy regarding checkout-only access: 26 27Checkout-only access to the CVS repository is available to all, on an 28anonymous basis (no need for registration or other complications). 29The exact technical mechanisms by which it is available are not 30covered by this policy. 31