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This patch adds clarifications and updates links around the contributors
page.

Author: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]>
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jkatz committed Sep 7, 2024
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9 changes: 7 additions & 2 deletions templates/contributors/list.html
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<h1>Contributor Profiles <i class="fa fa-users"></i></h1>
<p>These are the fine people that make PostgreSQL what it is today!</p>

<p>To suggest additions to the list, please email
<a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>.
<p>To suggest additions to this list, please email the
<a href="/about/governance/contributors/">Contributors Committee</a> at
<a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>.
See the <a href="/about/policies/contributors/">Recognized Contributors</a>
policy for more information on becoming a recognized contributor.
</p>
<p>
Existing contributors can update their information in their
<a href="/account/profile/">user profile</a>.
</p>
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26 changes: 15 additions & 11 deletions templates/pages/about/governance/contributors.html
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who decides on the status of each Contributor, or potential Contributor,
on an individual basis. Decisions are made in accordance with the
<a href="/about/policies/contributors/">Recognized Contributors</a> policy.
The decision of the committee is final unless overridden by the
Core Team. The Contributor Committee strives to meet regularly to
discuss the current pool of candidates. The
<a href="/community/contributors/">Contributor Profiles</a> page is
updated promptly after any decisions are made with respect to additions
or changes.
The current method of choosing who qualifies as a Contributor is via simple
majority vote of those on the committee. The decision of the committee is
final unless overridden by the Core Team.
</p>

<p>
The size and membership of the Committee is self determined,
but ratified by a simple majority vote of the Core Team. Generally
the goal is that there be a minimum of three people, with no single
company employing a majority of the committee membership.
</p>

<p>
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</ul>

<p>
The size and membership of the Committee is self determined,
but ratified by a simple majority vote of the Core Team. Generally
the goal is that there be a minimum of three people, with no single
company employing a majority of the committee membership.
The Contributor Committee strives to meet regularly to
discuss the current pool of candidates. The
<a href="/community/contributors/">Contributor Profiles</a> page is
updated promptly after any decisions are made with respect to additions
or changes.
</p>

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<h1>Recognized Contributors <i class="fas fa-gavel"></i></h1>

<p>
The PostgreSQL <a href="/community/contributors/">Contributor Profiles</a> page
includes people who have made substantial, long-term contributions of time
and effort to the PostgreSQL project. One-time-only or short-term contributions
are not usually considered adequate for listing, unless they involve quite large
amounts of code and time. Financial contributions get listed on the
The PostgreSQL <a href="/community/contributors/">Contributor Profiles</a>
page includes people who have made substantial, long-term contributions of
time and effort to the PostgreSQL project. One-time-only or short-term
contributions are not usually considered adequate for listing, unless they
involve quite large amounts of code and time. For a list of all code
contributions to a specific release, see the
<a href="/docs/release/">Release Notes</a> for released versions of
PostgreSQL.
</p>
<p>
Financial contributions get listed on the
<a href="/about/sponsors/">Sponsors</a> pages, not here.
</p>

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period of time.
</p>
<ul>
<li>Hackers Emeritus - past Core Team members</li>
<li>Past Contributors - all past Contributors (Major or otherwise)</li>
<li><strong>Past Major Contributors</strong>: previous Major Contributors and
previous Core Team members</li>
<li><strong>Past Contributors</strong>: previous Contributors</li>
</ul>

<h2>Types of Contributions</h2>
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#postgresql IRC channel, Postgres slack channel, Stack Overflow
</li>
</ul>
<p> If there is a type of contribution that you feel should be listed here or
expanded upon, email
<a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>.
</p>


<h2>Committee Governance</h2>
<h2>Contributors Committee Governance</h2>
<p>
The current method of choosing who qualifies as a Contributor is via
simple majority vote of those on the committee. The size and membership
of the Committee is self determined, but ratified by a simple majority
vote of the Core Team. Generally the goal is that there be a minimum of
three people, with no single company employing a majority of the
committee membership.
The governance of the
<a href="/about/governance/contributors/">Contributors Committee</a> is
described on the <a href="/about/governance/contributors/">Contributors Committee</a>
page.
</p>

<h2>Nominating New Recognized Contributors</h2>
<p>
If there is a PostgreSQL contributor who you think is making sustained
contributions of the type described here, email a description of their
contributions to
<a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>.
</p>
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