🛂 Document maintenance mode and codeowners

Co-authored-by: Biraj Shrestha  <[email protected]>
Co-authored-by: Steve Giavasis <[email protected]>

Author: 3 people

.dockerignore

@@ -4,5 +4,6 @@ cpac_runs
 .env*
 .git
 .github
+!.github/CODEOWNERS
 !.github/scripts
 *.tar.gz

.github/CODEOWNERS

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+# Copyright (C) 2025  C-PAC Developers
+
+# This file is part of C-PAC.
+
+# C-PAC is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
+# the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the
+# Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your
+# option) any later version.
+
+# C-PAC is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+# ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+# FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Lesser General Public
+# License for more details.
+
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+# License along with C-PAC. If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+# Global maintenance
+*                 @FCP-INDI/Maintenance
+
+# DevOps
+/pyproject.toml   @FCP-INDI/DevOps
+/requirements.txt @FCP-INDI/DevOps
+/setup.py         @FCP-INDI/DevOps
+/dev              @FCP-INDI/DevOps
+/scripts          @FCP-INDI/DevOps
+/.*               @FCP-INDI/DevOps
+/.circleci        @FCP-INDI/DevOps
+/.github          @FCP-INDI/DevOps
+**/*Dockerfile    @FCP-INDI/DevOps

README.md

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ C-PAC is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANT
 You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License along with C-PAC. If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>. -->
 C-PAC: Configurable Pipeline for the Analysis of Connectomes
 ============================================================
+
 <span title="Moving Beyond Processing and Analysis-Related Variation in Neuroscience">[![DOI for "Moving Beyond Processing and Analysis-Related Variation in Neuroscience"](https://zenodo.org/badge/DOI/10.1101/2021.12.01.470790.svg)](https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.12.01.470790)</span> <span title="FCP-INDI/C-PAC: CPAC Version 1.0.0 Beta">[![DOI for "FCP-INDI/C-PAC: CPAC Version 1.0.0 Beta"](https://zenodo.org/badge/DOI/10.5281/zenodo.164638.svg)](https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.164638)</span> [![pre-commit.ci status](https://results.pre-commit.ci/badge/github/FCP-INDI/C-PAC/main.svg)](https://results.pre-commit.ci/latest/github/FCP-INDI/C-PAC/main) [![codecov](https://codecov.io/github/FCP-INDI/C-PAC/graph/badge.svg?token=sWxXoDRf1M)](https://codecov.io/github/FCP-INDI/C-PAC)
 
 [![LGPL](https://www.gnu.org/graphics/lgplv3-88x31.png)](./COPYING.LESSER)
@@ -17,6 +18,9 @@ A configurable, open-source, Nipype-based, automated processing pipeline for res
 Designed for use by both novice users and experts, C-PAC brings the power, flexibility and elegance
 of Nipype to users in a plug-and-play fashion; no programming required.
 
+> [!WARNING]
+> C-PAC entered maintenance mode in version 1.8.8. See [SUPPORT.md](./SUPPORT.md).
+
 Website
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SUPPORT.md

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+Support Policy
+==============
+
+As of v1.8.8, C-PAC is in maintenance mode. With the 2.0.0 release, we will begin strict adherence to Semantic Versioning.
+
+While in maintenance mode, we will continue to publish new releases but FCP-INDI will no longer be paying developers to add new features.
+
+Our team is happy to offer guidance and support where possible. For requests involving custom development, extended technical support, or integration efforts, we're open to exploring paid support arrangements. Please reach out if you'd like to discuss these options further.
+
+Community contributions will be reviewed and released when passing review. Responsibility for these reviews is defined in [.github/CODEOWNERS](./.github/CODEOWNERS).
+
+User support will continue at [Neurostars](https://neurostars.org/tag/cpac), though expect a slower response time as FCP-INDI will no longer be paying developers to perform user support.
+
+Major bug fixes will continue to be addressed by [**@FCP-INDI/maintenance**](https://github.com/orgs/FCP-INDI/teams/maintenance). Minor bugs will be documented and left to the community to contribute fixes and workarounds.
+
+Security releases will continue to be published by [**@FCP-INDI/DevOps**](https://github.com/orgs/FCP-INDI/teams/DevOps).
+
+These guidelines will be in effect for 2 years, at which point they will be reevaluated and updated by [**@FCP-INDI/maintenance**](https://github.com/orgs/FCP-INDI/teams/maintenance).