Open Source Committer
Issued by
IBM
Badge earner has earned committer rights to an open source project and is an active contributor in the last year. Committers are the project stewards who earn respect by demonstrating their personal eminence and have earned the trust and confidence of their peers. Gaining committer status is one of the highest honors an IBM employee can achieve.
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Earning Criteria
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Must be an IBM employee.
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Create and register an Open Source id, using the GitHub User Mapper
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The recipient must be on a current committer/maintainer list of an open source project, having commit authority to the project code. Committer status is granted by peers in the community in which the source code project resides (external to IBM). Committers are responsible for approving the integration of changes into the central project, including code, documentation and test cases.
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Be a recognized and active committer on an open source project. Commit authority to an open source project is typically earned via months/years of active engagement and code contributions.
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Certify your understanding of IBM's Open Source Participation Guidelines.