Author: billie Date: Fri Nov 8 16:28:07 2013 New Revision: 1540108 URL: http://svn.apache.org/r1540108 Log: added documentation on committer responsibilities
Modified: accumulo/site/trunk/content/git.mdtext Modified: accumulo/site/trunk/content/git.mdtext URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/accumulo/site/trunk/content/git.mdtext?rev=1540108&r1=1540107&r2=1540108&view=diff ============================================================================== --- accumulo/site/trunk/content/git.mdtext (original) +++ accumulo/site/trunk/content/git.mdtext Fri Nov 8 16:28:07 2013 @@ -199,6 +199,20 @@ named `1.4.4-snapshot` or similar. ### Reviewing contributor changes +It is always the responsibility of committers to determine that a patch is +intended and able to be contributed. From the +[new committer's guide](http://www.apache.org/dev/new-committers-guide.html#cla): +"Please take care to ensure that patches are original works which have been +clearly contributed to the ASF in public. In the case of any doubt (or when a +contribution with a more complex history is presented) please consult your +project PMC before committing it." + +Extra diligence may be necessary when code is contributed via a pull request. +Committers should verify that the contributor intended to submit the code as a +Contribution under the [Apache License](http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.txt). +When pulling the code, committers should also verify that the commits pulled match the +list of commits sent to the Accumulo dev list in the pull request. + **Patches** -- Developers should use the following steps to apply patches from contributors: