Clarification on the "inactive for one year" committer policy

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Hi everyone,

While reading the Foreman handbook, I came across the following section on committer status:

“If you are inactive in the community for one year, we will remove you from the committers list and revoke your permission, but we will make a mention of you in theforeman.org list of previous committers.”

I was curious about how this policy is applied in practice today.

Specifically:

  • Is this policy still actively followed?

  • Is there a periodic review (for example, annually) to identify inactive committers?

  • Has the community applied this policy in recent years, or is it mainly intended as guidance?

  • Before removing someone, is there typically a discussion or outreach to confirm whether they still wish to remain an active committer?

I’m asking mainly to better understand the current practice, since the handbook describes the policy but doesn’t mention how frequently it is exercised in practice.

Thanks in advance for any insights!

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I did “kick” people out in the past (usually with a mail “hey, I removed your permissions, tell me if you want them back” if I still had a working contact for them), but not very regularly. Certainly not “after a year”.

I still think removing people after some prolonged inactivity period is a good thing, as long as we allow quick re-entry if they show interest again.

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