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To: netbsd-advocacy@netbsd.org
Subject: tree access
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From: "Perry E. Metzger" <perry@piermont.com>
Date: 19 Dec 1998 16:59:58 -0500
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As heartwarming as all the recent "I volunteer" statements have been,
the majority of people who have successfully made use of developer
access have been people who first demonstrated strong ability to
contribute beforehand. The bulk of people who've volunteered without a 
track record haven't made it anywhere.

I would suggest that those who want to pitch in can do so without even 
having tree access -- just find things you would like fixed, fix them
and submit patches. PRs with good patches in them almost always get
fixed immediately. If you can show that you really intend to
contribute and have requisite ability, you'll likely get tapped.

Perry