2026-09-08 17:48 UTC
We have high standards for code being merged into GrapheneOS, especially for code in critically important parts of the project. Most of the changes made to the OS are to critically important parts of the code. It takes a long time to get features to meet our standards. There's usually a lot of back and forth review with many improvements requirements for anything significant. External contributors shouldn't try to take on major features without talking to us and planning that out with us first.
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@GrapheneOS@grapheneos.social 2026-09-08 17:52
Going from having a working implementation of a feature to code we can merge often takes a long time. It can take months or even more than a year. It doesn't always work out. Sometimes we decide a feature ended up being too invasive or risky for other reasons and don't want to include it. We'll often do rewrites. Contributors need a full understanding of what they've submitted and need to be prepared to make substantial changes including fully rewriting it multiple times. AI slop isn't accepted.