Resend missed Nixpkgs Maintainers organization invites

[infinisil]

The automated NixOS organization invites set up after NixOS/rfcs#39 do not allow eligible users to request an invite again in case they missed it. Ideally there should be automation to allow such users to request another invite, but alternatively a manual solution works too.

This is now the case for at least two users, @ners (who asked me personally) and @hellwolf (see here). If you're also affected by this issue, please leave a comment.

Due to the fact that the implementation for these automatic invites appears to be entirely closed-source (Edit: Turns out some version of the source is at least here), there's no way for anybody to fix this themselves. It also appears that @grahamc is the sole person responsible for maintaining this, but I haven't gotten a response for 2 weeks now after asking to re-invite a user manually.

[nixos-discourse]

This issue has been mentioned on NixOS Discourse. There might be relevant details there:

https://discourse.nixos.org/t/join-the-package-maintainer-team/3751/66

[alyssais]

alternatively a manual solution works too.

The manual solution is to ask any other org owner to issue an invite, no?

[hellwolf]

Is it possible to create a github workflow that can be triggered by a smaller group and would have the permission to create invite?

[infinisil]

It looks like GitHub workflows can only be triggered by people with write access to the repo: https://github.com/orgs/community/discussions/49688, so this wouldn't work. The suggested workaround is to use issues instead. I'm guessing we could set it up so that people can get a re-invite by commenting in this thread: https://docs.github.com/en/actions/using-workflows/events-that-trigger-workflows#issue_comment

[06kellyjac]

I personally had this issue too. Due to github email spam I mostly rely on GH notifications in the web ui but for some reason the invites don't show there.
I also wasn't expecting an immediate invite from being added to maintainer-list.nix and expected it to come later after some consistent contribution

Maybe mentioning "expect a github org invite in your emails" in this header: https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/master/maintainers/maintainer-list.nix#L1-L59
And maybe adding some of this comment to CONTRIBUTING.md would be good?

I'm guessing we could set it up so that people can get a re-invite by commenting in this thread

That sounds good but maybe not just any comment? Maybe a specific format

[infinisil]

That sounds good but maybe not just any comment? Maybe a specific format

For simplicity I'd make it any comment, because the automation would only send an invite if the user is a maintainer but not already in the org. I expect people matching that criteria (but not wanting to be in the org) to not be upset when they get an invite after commenting in a thread called "Resend missed NixOS organization invites" 😄

[hellwolf]

I am hitting this problem again, I'd like to configure the backport label to #237722

Anything short term I could do to unblock myself being able to self service my package maintainer duties?

[06kellyjac]

To label you need to be in the org, to be in the org you need to post here, not really an alternative other than posting elsewhere too.

If you really want a short term solution an option you have right now is to backport the changes yourself without the label automation but it's a bit more effort.
Go to release branch -> make new branch -> cherry pick commit you want -> push -> create PR against release branch

[hellwolf]

To label you need to be in the org, to be in the org you need to post here, not really an alternative other than posting elsewhere too.

Okay.. can I haz org membership now pls?

[Artturin]

Im guessing the reason for missing some of them is that the github api is unstable and misses events

[infinisil]

I asked an org admin to add you manually @hellwolf, can you confirm that it worked?

[hellwolf]

@infinisil yes, confirmed! Thank you all!

[rardiol]

Please invite me

[NotAShelf]

I hate to piggyback this, but I've previously failed to establish communication with an org owner. I would also like an invitation, if possible.

[nixos-discourse]

This issue has been mentioned on NixOS Discourse. There might be relevant details there:

https://discourse.nixos.org/t/where-did-you-get-stuck-in-the-nix-ecosystem-tell-me-your-story/31415/17