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--- developers [2023/10/18 19:55] – Wiki groups for contributors and developers: update, and separate from the more general 'write access' section. GrahamPerrin
+++ developers [2023/10/18 21:29] (current) – Improvement thanks to feedback from Pau Amma. GrahamPerrin
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 ===== History =====
-HowWeGotHere lists the starting points for around sixty committers.
+Prior to 2007: access to %%FreeBSD%% servers was restricted to people with a //commit bit// (write access) for any of the primary source code repositories: ''%%doc%%'', ''%%ports%%'', ''%%src%%'', and ''%%www%%''. These people were known as //committers//. Access was provided in the form of a Unix account, and came with a ''%%@FreeBSD.org%%'' email address.
-Prior to 2007, access to %%FreeBSD%% servers was only offered to individuals with //commit bits// (write access permissions) to one of %%FreeBSD%%'s primary source code repositories; src, ports, doc or www, and were referred to as //committers//. Access was provided in the form of an Unix account and came with a ''%%@FreeBSD.org%%'' email address.
+In 2007: restrictions were eased, for other people — and groups — to gain accounts and ''%%@FreeBSD.org%%'' email addresses. This broadening allowed inclusion of those who have a long-term involvement with the %%FreeBSD%% Project.
-Since 2007, additional people or groups of people have been provided with accounts and ''%%@FreeBSD.org%%'' email addresses.
+The first were people who were granted access to the //Problem Report// database (GNATS at the time, now [[Bugzilla]]) for issue triage and management, without having a commit bit.
-The first, people who were granted access to the "Problem Report" database (GNATS at the time, now [[Bugzilla]]) for issue triage and management, without having a commit bit.
+This generalized the concept for the Project from //committer// to //developer//.
-This generalized the concept for the project from **committer** to **developer**. In addition, a few other individuals or groups, such as those who have had a long-term involvement with the project, and [[SummerOfCode|FreeBSD: Google Summer of Code]] students.
+HowWeGotHere lists the starting points for around sixty committers/developers and contributors.
 ===== Wiki groups for Contributors and Developers =====
-Contributors to %%FreeBSD%% can join the ContributorsGroup. This group includes SummerOfCode participants.
+Contributors to %%FreeBSD%% can join the ContributorsGroup. This group includes [[https://www.freebsd.org/projects/summerofcode/|FreeBSD participants in Google Summer of Code]].
 %%FreeBSD%% developers can join the DevelopersGroup group, which provides minor additional permissions for a few wiki pages.