Reword contributors page and update links

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

Author: Melanie Plageman <melanieplageman@gmail.com>
This commit is contained in:
Jonathan S. Katz
2024-09-07 14:00:10 -04:00
parent 5c42f10ae8
commit 21bd7161bd
3 changed files with 55 additions and 30 deletions

View File

@ -5,8 +5,13 @@
<h1>Contributor Profiles <i class="fa fa-users"></i></h1> <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>These are the fine people that make PostgreSQL what it is today!</p>
<p>To suggest additions to the list, please email <p>To suggest additions to this list, please email the
<a href="mailto:contributors@postgresql.org">contributors@postgresql.org</a>. <a href="/about/governance/contributors/">Contributors Committee</a> at
<a href="mailto:contributors@postgresql.org">contributors@postgresql.org</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 Existing contributors can update their information in their
<a href="/account/profile/">user profile</a>. <a href="/account/profile/">user profile</a>.
</p> </p>

View File

@ -9,12 +9,16 @@
who decides on the status of each Contributor, or potential Contributor, who decides on the status of each Contributor, or potential Contributor,
on an individual basis. Decisions are made in accordance with the on an individual basis. Decisions are made in accordance with the
<a href="/about/policies/contributors/">Recognized Contributors</a> policy. <a href="/about/policies/contributors/">Recognized Contributors</a> policy.
The decision of the committee is final unless overridden by the The current method of choosing who qualifies as a Contributor is via simple
Core Team. The Contributor Committee strives to meet regularly to majority vote of those on the committee. The decision of the committee is
discuss the current pool of candidates. The final unless overridden by the Core Team.
<a href="/community/contributors/">Contributor Profiles</a> page is </p>
updated promptly after any decisions are made with respect to additions
or changes. <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>
<p> <p>
@ -27,10 +31,10 @@
</ul> </ul>
<p> <p>
The size and membership of the Committee is self determined, The Contributor Committee strives to meet regularly to
but ratified by a simple majority vote of the Core Team. Generally discuss the current pool of candidates. The
the goal is that there be a minimum of three people, with no single <a href="/community/contributors/">Contributor Profiles</a> page is
company employing a majority of the committee membership. updated promptly after any decisions are made with respect to additions
or changes.
</p> </p>
{%endblock%} {%endblock%}

View File

@ -6,11 +6,17 @@
<h1>Recognized Contributors <i class="fas fa-gavel"></i></h1> <h1>Recognized Contributors <i class="fas fa-gavel"></i></h1>
<p> <p>
The PostgreSQL <a href="/community/contributors/">Contributor Profiles</a> page The PostgreSQL <a href="/community/contributors/">Contributor Profiles</a>
includes people who have made substantial, long-term contributions of time page includes people who have made substantial, long-term contributions of
and effort to the PostgreSQL project. One-time-only or short-term contributions time and effort to the PostgreSQL project. One-time-only or short-term
are not usually considered adequate for listing, unless they involve quite large contributions are not usually considered adequate for listing, unless they
amounts of code and time. Financial contributions get listed on the 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. <a href="/about/sponsors/">Sponsors</a> pages, not here.
</p> </p>
@ -41,8 +47,9 @@
period of time. period of time.
</p> </p>
<ul> <ul>
<li>Hackers Emeritus - past Core Team members</li> <li><strong>Past Major Contributors</strong>: previous Major Contributors and
<li>Past Contributors - all past Contributors (Major or otherwise)</li> previous Core Team members</li>
<li><strong>Past Contributors</strong>: previous Contributors</li>
</ul> </ul>
<h2>Types of Contributions</h2> <h2>Types of Contributions</h2>
@ -75,16 +82,25 @@
#postgresql IRC channel, Postgres slack channel, Stack Overflow #postgresql IRC channel, Postgres slack channel, Stack Overflow
</li> </li>
</ul> </ul>
<p> If there is a type of contribution that you feel should be listed here or
expanded upon, email
<h2>Committee Governance</h2> <a href="mailto:contributors@postgresql.org">contributors@postgresql.org</a>.
<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.
</p> </p>
<h2>Contributors Committee Governance</h2>
<p>
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:contributors@postgresql.org">contributors@postgresql.org</a>.
</p>
{%endblock%} {%endblock%}