Received: from malur.postgresql.org ([217.196.149.56]) by arkaria.postgresql.org with esmtps (TLS1.3) tls TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (Exim 4.94.2) (envelope-from ) id 1unIDG-0056ne-Cu for pgsql-www@arkaria.postgresql.org; Sat, 16 Aug 2025 14:48:55 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=malur.postgresql.org) by malur.postgresql.org with esmtp (Exim 4.94.2) (envelope-from ) id 1unIDF-005vFu-GZ for pgsql-www@arkaria.postgresql.org; Sat, 16 Aug 2025 14:48:54 +0000 Received: from makus.postgresql.org ([2001:4800:3e1:1::229]) by malur.postgresql.org with esmtps (TLS1.3) tls TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (Exim 4.94.2) (envelope-from ) id 1unIDF-005vFm-AW for pgsql-www@lists.postgresql.org; Sat, 16 Aug 2025 14:48:53 +0000 Received: from tux-cave.hellug.gr ([143.233.69.2]) by makus.postgresql.org with esmtps (TLS1.3) tls TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (Exim 4.96) (envelope-from ) id 1unIDC-000A5C-1B for pgsql-www@lists.postgresql.org; Sat, 16 Aug 2025 14:48:53 +0000 X-Spam-Status: No X-Hellug-MailScanner-From: vyruss@hellug.gr X-Hellug-MailScanner-SpamCheck: not spam, SpamAssassin (not cached, score=-2.899, required 5, autolearn=not spam, ALL_TRUSTED -1.00, BAYES_00 -1.90, HTML_MESSAGE 0.00) X-Hellug-MailScanner: Not scanned: please contact your Internet E-Mail Service Provider for details X-Hellug-MailScanner-ID: 57GEmQWU025403 Received: from ehlo.thunderbird.net (unn-79-127-160-192.datapacket.com [79.127.160.192] (may be forged)) (authenticated bits=0) by tux-cave.hellug.gr (8.15.2/8.15.2/Debian-14~deb10u3) with ESMTPSA id 57GEmQWU025403 (version=TLSv1.3 cipher=TLS_AES_128_GCM_SHA256 bits=128 verify=NOT); Sat, 16 Aug 2025 17:48:34 +0300 Date: Sat, 16 Aug 2025 15:48:23 +0100 From: Jimmy Angelakos To: pgsql-www@lists.postgresql.org, Christoph Berg , PostgreSQL WWW Subject: Re: PostgreSQL Contributor levels User-Agent: Thunderbird for Android In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <190A13D4-022B-4323-B30D-027B0D931DAF@hellug.gr> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=----0ERWPKEE1X14GO20FGG0TV0MZEAU5L Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit List-Id: List-Help: List-Subscribe: List-Post: List-Owner: List-Archive: Archived-At: Precedence: bulk ------0ERWPKEE1X14GO20FGG0TV0MZEAU5L Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Christoph, I think "Significant Contributor" fits in between "Major Contributor" and = "Contributor"=2E "Sustained" has a time element and sounds terrible on a CV :-) , and "Reco= gnised" is kind of redundant, since they're all recognition levels=2E Best, Jimmy On 15 August 2025 18:30:23 BST, Christoph Berg wrote: >We have this curated list of PostgreSQL Contributors on the website: >https://www=2Epostgresql=2Eorg/community/contributors/ >There are two levels currently (3 when counting the Core Team): >* Major Contributor >* Contributor > >You are a "Contributor" when you appear on this list=2E > >But we also have long lists of "individuals [who] have contributed" in >the release notes: >https://www=2Epostgresql=2Eorg/docs/17/release-17=2Ehtml#RELEASE-17-ACKNO= WLEDGEMENTS > >You are a contributor when you contributed to the release=2E > >Clearly, there are more ways to contribute, and the term "Contributor" >on the curated list should probably be more specific=2E > >In the Contributors Team, we have been floating around ideas on >how the structure should look like in the future, but we would like to >gather more input from the project=2E > >* People put high value in the curated list (people get hired for > being in there), so we try to keep the standards high=2E > >* At the same time, we want to be more inclusive=2E People in the > release notes are clearly contributors as well, so we are thinking > about adding a 3rd category=2E > >* We need (at least) a better name for "Contributor" (currently level 2)= =2E > Ideas included "Sustained Contributor" and "Recognized Contributor", > but there are probably better ideas=2E > >* If we add a (low threshold, easy to get into) 3rd level, we need a > name=2E Maybe "Acknowledged Contributor", maybe just "Contributor"=2E > >* "Major Contributor" is probably fine=2E > >* It's not yet clear how we would present 3 levels in that list, as the > page is currently already very long=2E Possibly the 3rd level would > appear in a separate page=2E > >* A related project (to be discussed in parallel) is introducing > contributor tags/badges like "PG 18 contributor" "PG committer" or > "PGconf=2EEU 2025 organzier" that we could show in the list or related > pages=2E Getting tags/badges would then likely bring people into the > 3rd level=2E > >Any feedback or input is welcome! > >Christoph > ------0ERWPKEE1X14GO20FGG0TV0MZEAU5L Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hi Christoph,

I think "Si= gnificant Contributor" fits in between "Major Contributor" and "Contributor= "=2E

"Sustained" has a time element and sounds terrible on a CV :-) = , and "Recognised" is kind of redundant, since they're all recognition leve= ls=2E

Best,
Jimmy



On 15 August 2025 18:30:23 BST, Christoph Berg <myon@= debian=2Eorg> wrote:
We have this curated list of Postg=
reSQL Contributors on the website:
https://www=2Epostgresql=2Eorg/community/co=
ntributors/
There are two levels currently (3 when counting the Core=
 Team):
* Major Contributor
* Contributor

You are a "Contribut=
or" when you appear on this list=2E

But we also have long lists of "=
individuals [who] have contributed" in
the release notes:
https://www=2Epostgresql=2Eorg/docs/17/release-17=2Ehtml#RELEASE=
-17-ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

You are a contributor when you contributed =
to the release=2E

Clearly, there are more ways to contribute, and th=
e term "Contributor"
on the curated list should probably be more specifi=
c=2E

In the Contributors Team, we have been floating around ideas on=

how the structure should look like in the future, but we would like to<=
br>gather more input from the project=2E

* People put high value in =
the curated list (people get hired for
  being in there), so we try to k=
eep the standards high=2E

* At the same time, we want to be more inc=
lusive=2E People in the
  release notes are clearly contributors as well=
, so we are thinking
  about adding a 3rd category=2E

* We need (=
at least) a better name for "Contributor" (currently level 2)=2E
  Ideas=
 included "Sustained Contributor" and "Recognized Contributor",
  but th=
ere are probably better ideas=2E

* If we add a (low threshold, easy =
to get into) 3rd level, we need a
  name=2E Maybe "Acknowledged Contribu=
tor", maybe just "Contributor"=2E

* "Major Contributor" is probably =
fine=2E

* It's not yet clear how we would present 3 levels in that l=
ist, as the
  page is currently already very long=2E Possibly the 3rd le=
vel would
  appear in a separate page=2E

* A related project (to =
be discussed in parallel) is introducing
  contributor tags/badges like =
"PG 18 contributor" "PG committer" or
  "PGconf=2EEU 2025 organzier" tha=
t we could show in the list or related
  pages=2E Getting tags/badges wo=
uld then likely bring people into the
  3rd level=2E

Any feedback=
 or input is welcome!

Christoph

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