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* doc/contributing.texi (Commit Revocation): Expound.
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@ -1466,6 +1466,27 @@ key removed from @file{.guix-authorizations} after 12 months of
inactivity; they can ask to regain commit access by emailing the
maintainers, without going through the vouching process.
Maintainers@footnote{See @uref{https://guix.gnu.org/en/about} for the
current list of maintainers. You can email them privately at
@email{guix-maintainers@@gnu.org}.} may also revoke an individual's
commit rights, as a last resort, if cooperation with the rest of the
community has caused too much friction---even within the bounds of the
project's code of conduct (@pxref{Contributing}). They would only do so
after public or private discussion with the individual and a clear
notice. Examples of behavior that hinders cooperation and could lead to
such a decision include:
@itemize
@item repeated violation of the commit policy stated above;
@item repeated failure to take peer criticism into account;
@item breaching trust through a series of grave incidents.
@end itemize
When maintainers resort to such a decision, they notify developers on
@email{guix-devel@@gnu.org}; inquiries may be sent to
@email{guix-maintainers@@gnu.org}. Depending on the situation, the
individual may still be welcome to contribute.
@subsection Helping Out
One last thing: the project keeps moving forward because committers not