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diff --git a/Documentation/maintainer/feature-and-driver-maintainers.rst b/Documentation/maintainer/feature-and-driver-maintainers.rst index f04cc183e1de..fb94a9b29061 100644 --- a/Documentation/maintainer/feature-and-driver-maintainers.rst +++ b/Documentation/maintainer/feature-and-driver-maintainers.rst @@ -83,6 +83,17 @@ bugs as well, if the report is of reasonable quality or indicates a problem that might be severe -- especially if they have *Supported* status of the codebase in the MAINTAINERS file. +Open development +---------------- + +Discussions about user reported issues, and development of new code +should be conducted in a manner typical for the larger subsystem. +It is common for development within a single company to be conducted +behind closed doors. However, development and discussions initiated +by community members must not be redirected from public to closed forums +or to private email conversations. Reasonable exceptions to this guidance +include discussions about security related issues. + Selecting the maintainer ======================== |