From 4a8157a6003894ded0c1aab101fcda9290aed32b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Waldir Pimenta Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2018 00:22:45 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] maintainers-guide.md: add introductory note --- contributing-guides/maintainers-guide.md | 11 ++++++++++- 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/contributing-guides/maintainers-guide.md b/contributing-guides/maintainers-guide.md index 8b2d07330..82ca31b61 100644 --- a/contributing-guides/maintainers-guide.md +++ b/contributing-guides/maintainers-guide.md @@ -1,7 +1,16 @@ # Maintainer's guide The following guidelines are meant to provide a general basis -for the behavior expected of tldr-pages maintainers: +for the behavior expected of tldr-pages maintainers. + +*Note:* This text is a living standard; +that is, it is meant to *describe* the project's maintenance practices, +rather than *prescribe* them. +As a maintainer, you're expected to refer to it for clarifications +about the collaborative workflows of the project, +but also to propose changes to it +that you feel would make it more useful +as a guideline for current and future maintainers. ## I. Responding to contributions