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Being a committer means participating in the evolution of the DSpace platform, typically by making changes to the source code, improving documentation, reviewing/testing others' code, or managing the integration of contributions made by the community at large. But, it also means having a voice and an official vote on technical, administrative and release management issues, providing your expertise and guidance on the lists, organizing testing, etc.

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Although there are no explicit requirements to become a committer, generally we look for someone who has shown initiative and/or has been an active participant in the DSpace Community. Participation may be in the form of actively helping people on mailing lists, submitting code patches/features, reviewing/testing otherothers' s code, presenting on DSpace at conferences, leading workshops, or generally volunteering time to help with any DSpace initiative.

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