diff --git a/doc/doxygen/src/community-processes.md b/doc/doxygen/src/community-processes.md index ec64056475..918c2bd0cd 100644 --- a/doc/doxygen/src/community-processes.md +++ b/doc/doxygen/src/community-processes.md @@ -3,23 +3,23 @@ The community around RIOT gathers many IoT developers and users from around the world, from the industry, from academia, and hobbyists. The RIOT community is open to everyone. To join and interact, you are invited to: -* join and post to the [forum](https://forum.riot-os.org/), -* post on [GitHub](https://github.com/RIOT-OS/RIOT/pulls), -* connect and post to the [Matrix chat](https://matrix.to/#/#riot-os:matrix.org), -* join virtual or f2f [meetings](https://forum.riot-os.org/c/community/events). +* join and post to the [forum][riot-forum], +* post on [GitHub][riot-pull-requests], +* connect and post to the [Matrix chat][riot-matrix], +* join virtual or f2f [meetings][riot-events]. The community self-organizes using the open processes described below. ## Contributors Code contributions are very welcome. In order to streamline and harmonize code -quality, contributors must follow the [contributing guidelines](https://github.com/RIOT-OS/RIOT/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md). +quality, contributors must follow the [contributing guidelines][riot-contributing-guidelines]. Aside of code contributions, you can also contribute to RIOT on other aspects, e.g. by actively participating in technical and non-technical discussions within the community. Regular and interim virtual meetings are announced on the -[forum](https://forum.riot-os.org/c/community/events). +[forum][riot-events]. -## Maintainers +## Maintainers {#community-process-maintainers} Among contributors, some have maintainer status, which consists in rights (merge rights) and duties (code review duties). @@ -35,9 +35,9 @@ We are constantly looking for more maintainers. So if you are up for that, please start (or continue) contributing code and reviews! To contact maintainers, the best is to interact over actual RIOT code on -[GitHub](https://github.com/RIOT-OS/RIOT/pulls). +[GitHub][riot-pull-requests]. -## Coordinators +## Coordinators {#community-process-coordinators} Among contributors, some are also interested in discussing RIOT matters and perspectives, beyond coding RIOT. In short, maintainers focus on technical @@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ then accept (or turn down). To contact coordinators, the best is to email the generic mailing list riot@riot-os.org -## Task Forces +## Task Forces {#community-process-task-forces} Parts of the community are gathered in *Task Forces*, which provide a specific venue focusing on a particular technical topic. @@ -72,19 +72,33 @@ Each Task Force consists of a small number of RIOT developers and has its own Wi page. One or two shepherds are identified per task force as the main contact(s) for this activity. -**Creating a new Task Force**. If you wish to launch a new task force, go ahead, +### Creating a new Task Force {#community-process-task-force-creation} + +If you wish to launch a new task force, go ahead, create your wikipage, name your shepherd(s), and signal it on the forum. RIOT maintainers will contact you in the rare case where duplicate or very closely-related work has been detected elsewhere, and if joining forces might make sense. -**Life of a Task Force**. Shepherds and/or participants in a Task Force are invited +### Life of a Task Force {#community-process-task-force-life} + +Shepherds and/or participants in a Task Force are invited to now and then update their wikipage, report progress or summarize the latest stand of your discussions on the forum. A shepherd-hood may be transferred from one person to another person if everyone is happy about that. -**Dissolving an existing Task Force**. Dissolving an existing Task Force happens either +## Dissolving an existing Task Force {#community-process-task-force-dissolving} + +Dissolving an existing Task Force happens either (i) as the shepherd(s) declare the TF has concluded, or declare the TF is abandoned, or (ii) when the shepherds are unreachable, the TF has been dormant for a long time and RIOT maintainers declare the TF dissolved. -More information about (active/concluded/archived) task forces can be found [here](https://github.com/RIOT-OS/RIOT/wiki/Task-Forces). +More information about (active/concluded/archived) task forces can be found [here][riot-task-forces]. + + +[riot-contributing-guidelines]: https://github.com/RIOT-OS/RIOT/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md +[riot-events]: https://forum.riot-os.org/c/community/events +[riot-forum]: https://forum.riot-os.org/ +[riot-matrix]: https://matrix.to/#/#riot-os:matrix.org +[riot-pull-requests]: https://github.com/RIOT-OS/RIOT/pulls +[riot-task-forces]: https://github.com/RIOT-OS/RIOT/wiki/Task-Forces