How the community works
These pages explain the parts of the project that a community member runs into sooner or later: who makes which decision, how a release comes about, what happens to a security report, the licenses, how contributors are credited, and where the money comes from.
Contents
The pages of this part
| Page | What it answers |
|---|---|
| Who decides | Which decisions are made by 7x, the Foundation, maintainers and you |
| How releases happen | From main to a tagged release, and why tags never change |
| How security reports are handled | The private path and what you can expect |
| Licenses in the community | GPL for code, GNU FDL for documentation, the CLA, and what they mean for you |
| Recognition and credit | How contributors, sponsors and partners are credited |
| Funding the community | Who pays for the work and how you can help |
The short version
- 7x leads development; the Exponential Foundation operates the project.
- Pull requests are reviewed and merged once their authors have revised them as the reviews ask.
- Fixes land on
mainand reach you in the next 6.0.x release; published tags never change. - Security reports are private: [email protected].
- Code is GPL v2 or later, documentation GNU FDL 1.3 or later; kernel contributions need the CLA.
- The project runs on donated time and sponsorship.
Related pages
- Community: start here
- About the project
- Governance and decisions (partners)
- Roadmap
- Free documentation: this page is free to copy, translate and improve under the GNU FDL 1.3.
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