Debian Contributors
summary
A site is built to record real contributions not job titles: contributors.debian.org collects identifiers, auto-matches logins/GPGs, and accepts JSON POST data sources from teams. Implementation shows identity management, simple data model (identifier + contribution type + first/last date), and thresholds like one VCS commit, five BTS mails, one blog post or one conference appearance. It credits contributors automatically, reports ~1,750 people in 2015, and demonstrably works for outreach and membership tracking.
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chapters (14)
- 0:00Debian Contributors project
- 2:18Diversity statement
- 5:58Technical solution
- 10:21Identity management
- 14:04Data collection design
- 19:43Debian Contributors vs Developers
- 21:29Future development
- 23:38Impact on membership
- 27:02Multiple identities
- 30:24Additional data sources
- 33:15Avoiding badges
- 36:40Contribution thresholds
- 40:19Becoming a Debian Contributor
- 41:05Welcome team








