CODEOWNERS is a tool to encode PR approval rules.
When a PR is opened, at least one code owner is required to approve it
before being merged.
It does **not**:
- Limit reviewers: Everyone is welcome and encouraged to review any PR.
But at least one CODEOWNER must approve before merging.
- Limit contributions or ownership: Every maintainer is responsible for
the entire project. CODEOWNERs are there to review PRs for
consistency.
By default, any maintainer can approve any PR. There's a couple of
exceptions for consistency/specialty:
- Core API: The core API must be consistent and changes are hard
to reverse
- Universe API: Similar to the Core API, it must be kept consistent. In
the future, we will have specialized code owners (e.g. universe/aws)
- Docs website: Requires specialized (frontend) skills to maintain for
visual consistency.
Signed-off-by: Andrea Luzzardi <aluzzardi@gmail.com>
