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The right to commit code directly to the Open edX project is not granted lightly. Please see the following set of pages which dives deeper into the rights and responsibilities of an Open edX code contributor: Coding Contributors Materials
Release Manager - Sarina
See discussion thread about new role
A release manager is elected by the BTR group for a six-month period; this person should already be a coding CC.
Responsibilities:
Perform release management for BTR (for both the new release as well as maintenance of the previous release) in any and all repos that are defined as part of the Open edX named release for that iteration.
Reviewing and merging patches
Cutting new release branches - and amending them as needed
Access
Write access to all repos currently part of the named release; see https://github.com/orgs/openedx/teams/community-release-managers
Requirements for nomination
A coding CC
This role would be elected by the BTR group, as is currently done - and as part of the election, a nomination thread is put in this forum with the clear indication that BTR approves the choice. This thread has a shortened 1-week review period
What are a Core Contributor’s access & responsibilities?
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