From 43aa7788ebed517af7bc8a26ff5b74ae014ae020 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: tqchen Date: Sat, 1 Oct 2022 13:10:07 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] [DOCS][COMMUNITY] Elaborate Hat and Independence Principle This PR adds an elaboration of hat and independence principle for project participation. This is a principle that by default applies to all apache projects. See also other reference materials - http://theapacheway.com/hats/ - https://community.apache.org/projectIndependence.html --- docs/contribute/committer_guide.rst | 13 +++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/contribute/committer_guide.rst b/docs/contribute/committer_guide.rst index d0924400543ed..a5df37c52780f 100644 --- a/docs/contribute/committer_guide.rst +++ b/docs/contribute/committer_guide.rst @@ -63,6 +63,19 @@ Here are some example applications of this principle: (as an RFC or a discuss thread). +Independence +------------ + +Everyone is presumed to be wearing their Apache committer hat when participating in the project. +That is, committers should act - in the context of the project activities - in the best interests of the project. +Separating your hat between committer and any other roles you may have is important in all aspects. + +In the context of project participation, it can be helpful to state which hat you are wearing in cases where that +can cause confusion, especially in cases where you are not wearing commiter hat. Two examples: + +- "Wearing [foo] hat: [message when serving as foo's role and not as committer]". +- "Wearing Apache TVM hat: [messages when acting your role as committer]". + Shepherd a Pull Request -----------------------