Hi, There have been a couple of offline inquiries from contributors about becoming a committer. From those inquiries, it seems that there’s confusion in our community about how to become a committer, so I’d like to take this opportunity to clarify.
The guideline about becoming a committer can be found at https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/MXNET/Becoming+a+Committer. The gist of the guideline is that, like any other Apache project, MXNet committers are invited by existing committers based on merit. The existing committers look for sustained, high quality contribution and community involvement among project contributors. When a candidate is spotted, this contributor will be nominated and voted among PMC members, and if all goes well, this contributor will receive an invitation to join as a committer and PMC member. Note that such discussion and decision happens in private among existing PMC members and mentors through consensus, and information regarding what happened in this process will always remain private, so as to rid the influence of different interest groups. PMC members will not ask contributors for committer application, nor will they accept one. Except the aforementioned PMC members consensus process, any other process by any organization under any circumstances will not be recognized. I hope that you find the above clarification helpful. If you have further question on this topic feel free to ask. Sheng
