# Maintainers

**URL:** https://forum.opensearch.org/c/maintainers/76.md

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## [About the Maintainers category](https://forum.opensearch.org/t/about-the-maintainers-category/15113)

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**Author:** [@kris](https://forum.opensearch.org/u/kris)\
**Replies:** 0

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This discussion category exists for all maintainers of the OpenSearch Project to discuss various topics related to carrying out the responsibilities of being a maintainer. Procedural maintainer discussions are encouraged…

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## [\[Propose\] 2.9.1 BugFix Release](https://forum.opensearch.org/t/propose-2-9-1-bugfix-release/15611)

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**Author:** [@nknize](https://forum.opensearch.org/u/nknize)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [August 23, 2023, 9:37pm UTC](https://forum.opensearch.org/t/propose-2-9-1-bugfix-release/15611 "2023-08-23T21:37:51Z")

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In the OpenSearch slack workspace there was a discussion among 8 of us on whether or not we should release an OpenSearch 2.9.1 patch release to fix the ZStd compression issues introduced in the recent 2.9.0 release. In s…

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## [Documented admin permissions](https://forum.opensearch.org/t/documented-admin-permissions/15494)

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**Author:** [@dblock](https://forum.opensearch.org/u/dblock)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 9, 2023, 4:22pm UTC](https://forum.opensearch.org/t/documented-admin-permissions/15494 "2023-08-09T16:22:47Z")

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I’ve attempted to document admin permissions in opensearch-project, adding maintainers, and creating repos. Please review!

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## [\[Discuss\] Maintainers Slack Channel](https://forum.opensearch.org/t/discuss-maintainers-slack-channel/15218)

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**Author:** [@nknize](https://forum.opensearch.org/u/nknize)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [August 1, 2023, 5:50pm UTC](https://forum.opensearch.org/t/discuss-maintainers-slack-channel/15218 "2023-08-01T17:50:29Z")

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There has been a lot of discussion on Slack regarding a request for a #maintainers channel. The purpose of the channel request is reasonable: to create a center of gravity for near real-time discussion between project ma…

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## [Streamline code maintanence areas for OpenSearch](https://forum.opensearch.org/t/streamline-code-maintanence-areas-for-opensearch/15255)

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**Author:** [@bukhtawa](https://forum.opensearch.org/u/bukhtawa)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 25, 2023, 7:01pm UTC](https://forum.opensearch.org/t/streamline-code-maintanence-areas-for-opensearch/15255 "2023-07-25T19:01:54Z")

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As OpenSearch code contributions continue to grow, I would like to propose OpenSearch sub-teams with maintainers getting tagged to one or more teams based on their areas of expertise or interest. For instance we could ha…

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## [Open the OpenSearch-Project GitHub org to the community](https://forum.opensearch.org/t/open-the-opensearch-project-github-org-to-the-community/15230)

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**Author:** [@peternied](https://forum.opensearch.org/u/peternied)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 25, 2023, 6:45pm UTC](https://forum.opensearch.org/t/open-the-opensearch-project-github-org-to-the-community/15230 "2023-07-25T18:45:55Z")

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OpenSearch Project · GitHub has restrictions on who can join today only employees of Amazon can become part of the organization. This severely limits several GitHub teams features that would allow for better organizatio…