@nodejs/releasers health

[RafaelGSS]

Hi folks,

During the latest Node.js Release WG meeting we discussed the project health and the importance of leaving only active members with permissions for the threats evaluated by nodejs/TSC#1618.

Currently, we have a list of 11 releasers (in the README, and 10 with permissions https://github.com/orgs/nodejs/teams/releasers) but just a few of them are making releases this year. The idea is to finalize this task with a real active nodejs releasers list and seek new releasers if needed (possibly yes).

This is the list of 2024 releases: https://github.com/RafaelGSS/nodejs-stats/blob/main/releases/2024-releases.csv.

Releasers:

• RafaelGSS
• Marco Ippolito
• Richard Lau
• Antoine du Hamel
• Michaël Zasso
• Ulises Gascón

cc: @nodejs/releasers

[richardlau]

Currently, we have a list of 11 releasers (in the README, and 10 with permissions https://github.com/orgs/nodejs/teams/releasers)

FWIW this discrepancy is because #1024 hasn't landed yet (but the teams have been updated). More specifically, I was keeping that open to track the offboarding checklist in #1024 (comment).

Edit: landed now so the lists are in sync.

[mcollina]

SGTM - this is somewhat worrisome. We should try to recruit more releasers (says somebody who has never done a Node.js release after being on the TSC for many years :/).

[ljharb]

fwiw I'm still happy to be a releaser, if "not being a collaborator" stops being a barrier.

[RafaelGSS]

Pinging the ones that are subject to be moved to emeritus:

• @bengl
• @juanarbol
• @danielleadams
• @BethGriggs
• @ruyadorno

If any of you would like to remain on the active list, please let me know! I'll proceed with this right after the next releasers meeting.

[atlowChemi]

We should try to recruit more releasers

I've been a bit busy lately, but I had previously volunteered (#926) and that did not really move forward.
I am still happy to get involved and join the releasers team 🙂

[ruyadorno]

If any of you would like to remain on the active list, please let me know! I'll proceed with this right after the next releasers meeting.

@RafaelGSS Please leave me on the active list for now as I still plan to contribute whenever possible

[juanarbol]

@RafaelGSS I would like to continue being a releaser.

[RafaelGSS]

Looks like we won't have a Releasers meeting anytime soon. I'll proceed with off-boarding at the end of the week.

• @atlowChemi feel free to start joining our meetings and following our discussions on this repo
• @ljharb last time our team discussed it, it's mandatory to be a nodejs member in order to be a releaser.

[RafaelGSS]

@RafaelGSS "nodejs member", or collaborator? if it's still "collaborator" then indeed I don't qualify, but "member" is a very broad category that I've been included in for the better part of a decade.

Sorry I meant Node.js collaborator