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MAINTAINERS: Add Maciej W. Rozycki as a global maintainer

Maciej W. Rozycki is appointed as a global maintainer for binutils-gdb.

Maciej W. Rozycki has been appointed as a global maintainer for the binutils-gdb project. This change updates the MAINTAINERS file to reflect his new role, granting him commit and approval privileges across the repository.

In Details

This commit adds Maciej W. Rozycki to the MAINTAINERS file in the binutils repository, designating him as a global maintainer. This grants him the authority to commit and approve patches across the entire repository, including top-level files and BFD-related components, by appointment and endorsement from existing maintainers.

For Context
MAINTAINERS file
A file in a software project's repository that lists individuals responsible for maintaining specific parts or the entirety of the codebase, often dictating commit access and review responsibilities.
binutils-gdb
Refers to the combined repository for the GNU Binutils (assembler, linker, etc.) and the GNU Debugger (GDB).
global maintainer
A role within a project granting broad permissions for code review, merging, and commit access across the entire project repository.
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