There was a discussion about it before and as far as I remember the only purpose of being contributor is offering auto extension for your name in bugzilla. So if others will likely CC you to bugs, then you should definitely become a contributor even before you become a committer. I couldn't find the mails though..
Regards, Zoltan > I don't trust that wiki page because anyone can create an account and add > himself/herself as a contributor (or committer/reviewer). > > http://www.webkit.org/team.html is a better list of contributors, which is > pulled from > http://trac.webkit.org/browser/trunk/Tools/Scripts/webkitpy/common/config/committers.py > > As far as I understand, some committer/reviewer need to add you > voluntarily. > > - Ryosuke > > On Sat, Mar 10, 2012 at 12:53 PM, Konrad Piascik <kpias...@rim.com> wrote: > >> What I meant is how to get one's name on the Contributors section of >> this page? >> http://trac.webkit.org/wiki/WebKit%20Team >> Konrad >> Sent from my BlackBerry on the Rogers Wireless Network >> >> >> *From*: Ryosuke Niwa [mailto:rn...@webkit.org] >> *Sent*: Saturday, March 10, 2012 01:51 PM >> *To*: Konrad Piascik >> *Cc*: webkit-help@lists.webkit.org <webkit-help@lists.webkit.org> >> *Subject*: Re: [webkit-help] Contributor requirements? >> >> Anyone can contribute a patch to WebKit by following instructions on >> http://www.webkit.org/coding/contributing.html >> >> - Ryosuke >> >> On Sat, Mar 10, 2012 at 8:25 AM, Konrad Piascik <kpias...@rim.com> >> wrote: >> >>> Hi all, >>> >>> On the webkit team page there are 3 different categories of >>> contribution: >>> reviewers, committers and contributors. However the link at the top of >>> this >>> page only mentions how to become either a reviewer or committer. So >>> what >>> are the criteria for a contributor? >>> >>> Thanks, >>> >>> Konrad >>> Sent from my BlackBerry on the Rogers Wireless Network >>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> This transmission (including any attachments) may contain confidential >>> information, privileged material (including material protected by the >>> solicitor-client or other applicable privileges), or constitute >>> non-public >>> information. Any use of this information by anyone other than the >>> intended >>> recipient is prohibited. If you have received this transmission in >>> error, >>> please immediately reply to the sender and delete this information from >>> your system. Use, dissemination, distribution, or reproduction of this >>> transmission by unintended recipients is not authorized and may be >>> unlawful. >>> _______________________________________________ >>> webkit-help mailing list >>> webkit-help@lists.webkit.org >>> http://lists.webkit.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/webkit-help >>> >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> This transmission (including any attachments) may contain confidential >> information, privileged material (including material protected by the >> solicitor-client or other applicable privileges), or constitute >> non-public >> information. Any use of this information by anyone other than the >> intended >> recipient is prohibited. If you have received this transmission in >> error, >> please immediately reply to the sender and delete this information from >> your system. Use, dissemination, distribution, or reproduction of this >> transmission by unintended recipients is not authorized and may be >> unlawful. >> > _______________________________________________ > webkit-help mailing list > webkit-help@lists.webkit.org > http://lists.webkit.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/webkit-help > _______________________________________________ webkit-help mailing list webkit-help@lists.webkit.org http://lists.webkit.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/webkit-help
