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+# GitHub CODEOWNERS file is a simple way to automate review system on github,
+# by automatically assigning owners to a pull request based on which files
+# were modified. All directories should have a proper codeowner
+# Syntax: https://help.github.com/articles/about-codeowners/
+
+# default owners
+# @eclipse-score/community-process
+# interim solution:
+* @pahmann @PhilipPartsch @masc2023 @aschemmel-tech