All, The DSpace Committers group would like to extend a general call to the DSpace Community for nominations of individuals to add to our Committers group. New Committers may be nominated by anyone in the Community at any time.
* Roles and Duties of a Committer * Being a committer means participating in the evolution of the DSpace platform, typically by making changes to the source code, improving documentation, or managing the integration of contributions made by the community at large. But, it also means having a voice and an official vote on technical, administrative and release management issues, providing your expertise and guidance on the lists, organizing testing, etc. We are mindful of the fact that no one is being paid to do this, and no specific time commitment is required or expected; in fact we *do* expect that one's involvement will fluctuate over time with job duties. Nor is there any specified term of office - one's job responsibilities may change over time, and also one's ability to devote time to DSpace. * Why Become a Committer? * Becoming a committer means that you have a voice and an official vote on decisions around the evolution of the DSpace platform. It also gives you an opportunity to develop leadership skills in an friendly, open source community. * Committer Requirements * Although there are no explicit requirements to become a committer, generally we look for someone who has shown initiative and/or has been an active participant in the DSpace Community. Participation may be in the form of actively helping people on mailing lists, submitting code patches/features, presenting on DSpace at conferences, leading workshops, or generally volunteering time to help with any DSpace initiative. It's worth noting that committers need not be highly technical in nature. We only ask that you make a commitment to bettering DSpace in some way. Anyone who shows the initiative and interest in making DSpace better is eligible. * How to Nominate Someone * New committers may be nominated by anyone in the DSpace Community at any time. You can even nominate yourself. In your nomination, please explain why you feel this individual (or individuals) should be added to the Committers group. Generally, we are just looking for references to his/her active participation in the DSpace Community. Send new committer nominations to DSpace Tech Lead, Tim Donohue ([email protected]), or any of the existing DSpace Committers. A current listing of Committers can be found on our wiki: http://wiki.dspace.org/index.php/DSpaceContributors Again, there is no specific timeline for nominations. Nominations may be made at any time. If you have any questions, feel free to ask! Sincerely, The DSpace Committers Group ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download Intel® Parallel Studio Eval Try the new software tools for yourself. Speed compiling, find bugs proactively, and fine-tune applications for parallel performance. See why Intel Parallel Studio got high marks during beta. http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-sw-dev _______________________________________________ DSpace-tech mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/dspace-tech
