| [[HowdoIbecomeacommitter-HowcanIbecomeacommitter]] |
| = How can I become a committer |
| |
| First of all you need to get involved and |
| xref:ROOT:contributing.adoc[Contribute] via the mail list, forums, edit the |
| documentation, work on the issue tracker and submit patches. |
| |
| Once you're contributing and your work is good, one of our |
| xref:ROOT:team.adoc[Team] may invite you to be a committer (after we've |
| called a vote). When that happens, if you accept, the following process |
| kicks into place... |
| |
| Note that becoming a committer is not just about submitting some |
| patches; its also about helping out on the development and user |
| xref:ROOT:mailing-lists.adoc[Discussion Forums], |
| helping with documentation and the issue tracker. |
| |
| [[HowdoIbecomeacommitter-Becomingacommittersteps]] |
| == Becoming a committer steps |
| |
| * Download and print the Apache Contributor License Agreement from |
| http://www.apache.org/dev/new-committers-guide.html[here]. You need to |
| sign it and fax it to Apache. In the past I've found its often faster to |
| also post it via snail mail :smile: |
| * wait for your name to appear on the list of |
| http://people.apache.org/~jim/committers.html#unlistedclas[received |
| CLAs] |
| * once thats done let us know and we can apply to Apache Infrastructure |
| to have your account created; we'll also need to know |
| ** your full name |
| ** your preferred email address |
| ** your preferred unix account name |
| |
| [[HowdoIbecomeacommitter-GettingstartedatApache]] |
| == Getting started at Apache |
| |
| Firstly add yourself to the xref:ROOT:team.adoc[Team] page |
| |
| Now go read the instructions on the |
| http://www.apache.org/dev/new-committers-guide.html[new committers guide]. |
| Its also worth viewing http://www.apache.org/dev. |
| |
| [[HowdoIbecomeacommitter-Moreinformation]] |
| == More information |
| |
| You can find more information about being a |
| http://www.apache.org/dev/committers.html[committer at Apache here]. |
| |
| [[HowdoIbecomeacommitter-GettingKarmainJIRAandConfluence]] |
| == Getting Karma in JIRA and Confluence |
| |
| Mail the dev list and ask for karma for JIRA / Confluence giving them |
| details of your username you used to register with them both. We can |
| then grant the necessary karma so you can start grabbing JIRA issues or |
| editing the wiki |
| |
| [[HowdoIbecomeacommitter-GettingKarmainJenkinsHudson]] |
| == Getting Karma in Jenkins / Hudson |
| |
| Mail the PMC chair and ask for karma for Jenkins / Hudson as described |
| http://wiki.apache.org/general/Hudson[here]. |
