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A committer is an individual who is able to modify the source code of a particular piece of open-source software.
[edit] Common Roles
Project committers are usually the lead developers of a project and usually are the ones responsible for the majority of changes and as such as seen as trusted members of the community[citation needed]. Relatedly, committers are usually responsible for the review of patches submitted members of the community for inclusion into the software. After a successful review, usually consisting of conformance to coding standards and ensuring it does not introduce any new bugs, the committer will commit that specific patch on behalf of the patch submitter.
[edit] Becoming a committer
The process to becoming a committer can vary across projects, but in general, there are three common ways to do it.
- Be one of the original developers
- Be appointed by one of the original developers
- Be successful voted in by the community of committers
Becoming a committer in an existing project often involves becoming active on both the mailing lists as well as with supplying patches. After enough involvement, the other committers can then vote you in as a new committer. This normally happens through an e-mail vote. An example is [1]
