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authorStanisław Pitucha <git@viraptor.info>2022-10-23 15:23:02 +1100
committerStanisław Pitucha <git@viraptor.info>2022-10-23 15:23:02 +1100
commit713369c44b1bcf17b5d2f209bb229656ce2613bf (patch)
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doc/contributing: Explicitly allow trivial changes by non-authors
Discussed and proposed at https://discourse.nixos.org/t/rules-around-adding-to-someones-pr/22671/3
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@@ -302,6 +302,12 @@ Container system, boot system and library changes are some examples of the pull
 
 It is possible for community members that have enough knowledge and experience on a special topic to contribute by merging pull requests.
 
+In case the PR is stuck waiting for the original author to apply a trivial
+change (a typo, capitalisation change, etc.) and the author allowed the members
+to modify the PR, consider applying it yourself. (or commit the existing review
+suggestion) You should pay extra attention to make sure the addition doesn't go
+against the idea of the original PR and would not be opposed by the author.
+
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 The following paragraphs about how to deal with unactive contributors is just a proposition and should be modified to what the community agrees to be the right policy.