Remove CODEOWNERS (advisory-only, no merge gating)#396
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Branch protection on main has require_code_owner_reviews=false, so CODEOWNERS never gated merges — it only auto-requested review from all nine listed owners on every PR. The required single approving review can come from any collaborator, and the merge button is independently restricted via branch-protection restrictions. Removing the file stops the auto-review noise with no change to enforcement.
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Reviewable status: 0 of 1 files reviewed, all discussions resolved (waiting on afrind, akash-a-n, mondain, Oxyd, peterchave, suhasHere, and TimEvens).
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Reviewable status:complete! all files reviewed, all discussions resolved (waiting on afrind, akash-a-n, mondain, Oxyd, peterchave, suhasHere, and TimEvens).
With CODEOWNERS removed, no PR triggers an auto-reviewer request, so the Draft bullet no longer needs to call it out as a draft-only distinction.
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CODEOWNERS.CONTRIBUTING.md(with CODEOWNERS gone, no PR triggers an auto-reviewer request, so it's no longer a draft-only distinction).Why
Branch protection on
mainhasrequire_code_owner_reviews: false, soCODEOWNERSnever gated merges. Its only live effect was auto-requesting review from all nine listed owners on every PR — review noise with no compensating enforcement.Nothing about how merges actually work changes:
restrictions(suhasHere,afrind,gmarzot, + the sync bot app); admins can still--adminoverride.CODEOWNERS(the auto-merge workflow gates on an existing approval + green checks, not code owners).Note: the deleted file's header comment claimed code-owner review was required and that the merge button was restricted to all nine listed users — both were inaccurate (review was advisory, merge is restricted to three). Dropping the file removes that misleading doc as well.
Reviewers can still be assigned per-PR as needed; this just drops the noisy auto-assignment default.
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