MAINTAINERS.md

MAINTAINERS.md

CeloHT Maintainers

Overview

The CeloHT Maintainers are trusted community members responsible for maintaining the quality, security, stability, and long-term sustainability of the CeloHT ecosystem.

Maintainers review contributions, guide contributors, enforce project standards, and help ensure that CeloHT remains an open, transparent, and community-driven project.

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Responsibilities

Maintainers are expected to:

• Review Pull Requests.
• Review and triage Issues.
• Maintain project documentation.
• Enforce the Code of Conduct.
• Ensure code quality and consistency.
• Improve developer experience.
• Coordinate releases.
• Review security-related changes.
• Mentor new contributors.
• Participate in governance discussions.
• Promote transparency in project decisions.

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Expectations

Every maintainer should:

• Act with integrity.
• Be respectful and professional.
• Make decisions in the best interest of the community.
• Encourage open collaboration.
• Respond to community feedback.
• Maintain transparency whenever possible.
• Protect the project's security and reputation.

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Becoming a Maintainer

Maintainers are selected based on:

• Consistent, high-quality contributions.
• Technical expertise.
• Community involvement.
• Constructive communication.
• Commitment to CeloHT's mission and values.
• Demonstrated leadership.

There is no fixed timeline. Selection is based on merit and community trust.

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Decision-Making

Maintainers work collaboratively whenever possible.

For significant technical or governance decisions, maintainers seek community input and follow the project's governance process.

See:

• GOVERNANCE.md
• DECISION_PROCESS.md
• VOTING_SYSTEM.md

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Conflict of Interest

Maintainers must disclose any conflicts of interest that could influence project decisions.

When appropriate, they should recuse themselves from discussions or decisions where impartiality could be compromised.

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Inactive Maintainers

A maintainer may be considered inactive if they:

• Have not participated in reviews or discussions for an extended period.
• No longer wish to serve.
• Repeatedly fail to uphold project standards.

Inactive maintainers may be moved to an emeritus status or removed after community discussion.

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Current Maintainers

Founder

Johnny Dubic

Founder of CeloHT and steward of the project's long-term vision.

Community Maintainers

Additional maintainers are appointed by the community as the ecosystem grows.

This section will be updated as new maintainers join the project.

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Contact

For maintainer-related questions or requests, please use the official GitHub Discussions or Issues, or other official CeloHT communication channels.

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Related Documents

• COMMUNITY.md
• CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
• CONTRIBUTING.md
• GOVERNANCE.md
• DECISION_PROCESS.md
• SECURITY.md

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Maintained by the CeloHT Community