From 2b9e71cdba74d4f377d5de34e1ffbc88e24c06fe Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: worldofpeace Date: Thu, 9 Jul 2020 11:56:58 -0400 Subject: [PATCH 1/2] [RFC 0071] Retired Committers Amendment --- rfcs/0071-retired-committers-amendment.md | 68 +++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 68 insertions(+) create mode 100644 rfcs/0071-retired-committers-amendment.md diff --git a/rfcs/0071-retired-committers-amendment.md b/rfcs/0071-retired-committers-amendment.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..22ffe6fe2 --- /dev/null +++ b/rfcs/0071-retired-committers-amendment.md @@ -0,0 +1,68 @@ +--- +feature: retired-committers-amendment +start-date: 2020-07-09 +author: worldofpeace +co-authors: Graham Christensen (@grahamc), Jan Tojnar (@jtojnar) +shepherd-team: (names, to be nominated and accepted by RFC steering committee) +shepherd-leader: (name to be appointed by RFC steering committee) +related-issues: 0055 +--- + +# Summary +[summary]: #summary + +This detail from the original RFC is being changed +> Previous committers are moved to a new Nixpkgs Committers Emeritus team, to honor their past contributions. Members of this team will remain in the GitHub organisation, and may regain push access at a later time. +> + +We are going to rename the Nixpkgs Committers Emeritus Team to Retired Nixpkgs Contributors Team. This seems most appropriate since it was actually the title of the original RFC. + +# Motivation +[motivation]: #motivation + +Emeritus is a singular adjective so using it for team members is incorrect: + +> Alumna (emerita) is singular female. +Jane is an alumna. Jane is an emerita. +> +> Alumnus (emeritus) is singular male. +John is an alumnus. John is an emeritus. +> +> Alumnae (emeritae) is plural female. +Jane and Mary are alumnae. Jane and Mary are emeritae. +> +> Alumni (emeriti) is plural male and plural when both men and women are included. +John, Jane and Mary are alumni. John, Jane and Mary are emeriti. +> https://wmich.edu/writing/rules/alumni + +Additionally, it isn't a very accessible word in English, so I believe "Retired" would just be fine. + +# Detailed design +[design]: #detailed-design + +@Mic92 or any GitHub admin that is privileged can change the team name to "Retired Nixpkgs Contributors". + +# Examples and Interactions +[examples-and-interactions]: #examples-and-interactions + +n/a + +# Drawbacks +[drawbacks]: #drawbacks + +None that I am aware of. + +# Alternatives +[alternatives]: #alternatives + +n/a + +# Unresolved questions +[unresolved]: #unresolved-questions + +n/a + +# Future work +[future]: #future-work + +n/a From c095ac8fbe3c3ad6c4c4fae455478b484530e487 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: =?UTF-8?q?J=C3=B6rg=20Thalheim?= Date: Thu, 30 Jul 2020 14:11:29 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 2/2] Update 0071-retired-committers-amendment.md --- rfcs/0071-retired-committers-amendment.md | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/rfcs/0071-retired-committers-amendment.md b/rfcs/0071-retired-committers-amendment.md index 22ffe6fe2..c90346587 100644 --- a/rfcs/0071-retired-committers-amendment.md +++ b/rfcs/0071-retired-committers-amendment.md @@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ feature: retired-committers-amendment start-date: 2020-07-09 author: worldofpeace co-authors: Graham Christensen (@grahamc), Jan Tojnar (@jtojnar) -shepherd-team: (names, to be nominated and accepted by RFC steering committee) -shepherd-leader: (name to be appointed by RFC steering committee) +shepherd-team: @lheckemann, @tilpner, @alyssais +shepherd-leader: @tilpner related-issues: 0055 ---