git: 5a20c351ea45 - main - [skip ci] add a CODEOWNERS file

[Alan Somers]

On Mon, May 31, 2021 at 4:44 AM Lutz Donnerhacke <lutz at donnerhacke.de>
wrote:

> On Mon, May 31, 2021 at 12:11:12PM +1000, Kubilay Kocak wrote:
> >> +# The source tree is a community effort.  However, some folks go to the
> >> +# trouble of looking after particular areas of the tree.  In return for
> >> +# their active caretaking of the code it is polite to coordinate
> changes
> >> +# with them.  This is a list of people who have expressed an interest
> in
> >> +# part of the code or listed their active caretaking role so that other
> >> +# committers can easily find somebody who is familiar with it.  The
> notes
> >> +# should specify if there is a 3rd party source tree involved or other
> >> +# things that should be kept in mind.
> >> +#
> >> +# However, this is not a 'big stick', it is an offer to help and a
> source
> >> +# of guidance.  It does not override the communal nature of the tree.
> >> +# It is not a registry of 'turf' or private property.
>
> Who is allowed to add to this file?
>

Anybody with a Github account can put themselves in there.  You don't even
need to be a committer , technically.