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The technical process to add or remove a Committer is automated. Please see Committer Management Automation via INFO.yaml for the HOW-TO

The administrative processes to add or remove a Committer can take several forms

When a new ONAP project is proposed the initial list of Committers for the project must be provided as part of the New Project Proposals template.   The specific version of the Proposal at the time the Project is approved by the TSC defines the actual list of Committers approved for that project when it launches. 

From that point on a Committer can voluntarily step down from a Project her/himself with a simple email to the the PTL cc'd to the onap-tsc mailing list. All that is required in this situation is for the PTL to ask the LF to change permissions on the repository.  

However adding a new Committer or removing a Committer once the Project is approved is governed by Section 3.2.2 of the ONAP Technical Community Document

The Charter has the official language and specific details that must be adhered to, but in a nutshell it works like this:

Adding a Committer:   Committer Request Template

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Adding a Committer

• Community Driven

• • The existing Committers vote for a member of the community to be promoted based upon a significant contribution to the project
(documentation in the form of an email thread or meeting minutes required).
• TSC is notifi
• The PTL edits the INFO.yaml file associated with the repo(s) and includes the link to the gerrit merge request in the request for change.
• The PTL submits a request to the ONAP Infratructure Coordinator (infrastructure-coordinator@onap.org) indicating the person, their email, Linux Foundation ID (LFID), and what repositories they should become committers on.
• The ONAP Infratructure Coordinator reviews the completeness and accuracy of the evidences and follows up with Linux Foundation for execution.

Removing a Committer:

• A Committer may voluntarily resign by informing the PTL and sending email to the onap-tsc list.
A Committer can be removed by a PTL under the following conditions. The PTL is responsible for informing the Technical Steering Committee (TSC) of any committers who are removed via the ONAP-TSC email
list.Demonstrated failure of the Committer to effectively perform her/his
• • over an extended period of time 

  • The PTL fills in the 

    Create from Template
    templateName 85426205 templateId 18055090 title Committer Promotion for [your-project-name] : Committer Name buttonLabel Committer Promotion Template

     and moves it under their project's wiki hierarchy after saving it.

  • The PTL follows the technical process to add the Committer

• TSC Driven

  • Under exceptional circumstances the TSC may intervene to add new Committers to a project.  Typically this is done only when something extreme occurs such as company wide layoffs which have greatly impacted the Committer pool and the PTL. When this happens a helpdesk ticket is usually required for RelEng assistance in making the necessary technical changes. 

Removing a Committer:

• Voluntarily: 

  • Any Committer can step down by informing the PTL and cc the onap-tsc list.  All that is required in this situation is for the PTL to follow the technical process for any impacted repositories.  

• Involuntary

  • Inactivity

    • A PTL can remove a Committer for a demonstrated failure to perform their duties for an extended period of time
    (
    • of 6 months or more
    ).A Committer has proven to be disruptive to the project in the performance of his/her duties. (documentation in the form of an email thread or meeting minutes is required).
    • .   All that is required is for the PTL to send an email to the onap-tsc list stating that the person is being removed due to inactivity and then follow the technical process for any impacted repos.  Committer lists are often scrubbed by PTLs at the start of a new release cycle just because that is a convenient time to take stock of where a particular project community stands with regards to engagement and participation.  

  • Vote of the sitting Committers

    • A Committer can be removed by a 2/3rds vote of the sitting Committers
  vote to remove the Committer (
  • • . The PTL must send an email to the onap-tsc list stating that the person is being removed, along with documentation in the form of an email thread or meeting minutes
  is required).
  
• After notifying the TSC, the PTL requests by email to the ONAP Infratructure Coordinator ( infrastructure-coordinator@onap.org  ) to remove the committer rights for the individual. Please include the committer name, email, LFID and list of repo(s) that the individual should be removed from.
• The PTL edits the INFO.yaml file associated with the repo(s) to delete the committer
  • • and then follow the technical process for any impacted repos.

  • Action by the PTL

    • The PTL can ask the TSC for a Committer to be removed if the Committer has proven to be disruptive to the project in the performance of his/her duties. Documentation in the form of an email thread or meeting minutes is required.  If the request is granted the PTL needs to then follow the technical process for any impacted repos.

  • Action by the TSC

    • Under exceptional circumstances the TSC intervene to remove a Committer. Typically this is done only when the existing PTL has been let go by their company and/or they have become non-responsive to the needs of the community. When this happens a helpdesk ticket is usually required for RelEng assistance in making the necessary technical changes.