Core Contributor Rights & Responsibilities

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	Right	Responsibility
Legal	Be an individual Core Contributor regardless of organization affiliation	Sign individual Core Contributor Program Agreements, per edX legal requirements
Legal	Renew annual continued interest in being an individual Core Contributor	Complete annual training for security & privacy and a11y courses (if your role requires it)
Process	Vote in the selection process for future Core Contributors	Train new/young Core Contributors to help hone their own judgment and skills, while following our code of conduct
Process	Co-establish the selection process for Core Contributors	Lead by example

	Right	Responsibility
Own	Review/accept translations for their language(s)	Identify stellar translators in their language and encourage/support them
	Serve as final arbiter of correct translations	Report edX-specific and uncontextualized strings to the edX team
	Admin access to their language(s)	Attend Transifex working group meetings

	Right	Responsibility
Merge	Merge to master, using defensive CI/CD techniques such as feature toggles	Ensure approved review process is upheld and be on-call to address issues with recently merged PRs
Own	Review PRs and suggest technical changes in designated repositories	Learn and advocate for clean code, quality, and architecture principles and practices (per repository’s definition of done)
	Co-establish technical direction of openedx-i18n and any other translation repositories	Documenting and reviewing decisions in ADRs (and OEPs) and maintaining READMEs, HowTos, etc
	Co-maintain prioritized backlog of needed technical improvements of designated repositories.	Negotiate and allocate a regular percentage of time toward technical upkeep, including refactorings and other items listed in this column.
	Co-maintain translations in Transifex	Ensure translations are up to date and fix any issues caused by technical errors (such as translating variable text)
	(in Future) Co-own designated repositories	Ongoing upgrade and feature maintenance and other ownership costs of designated repositories

	Right	Responsibility
Merge	Merge to master, making sure CI/CD passes and docs publish properly	Ensure approved review process is upheld and be present to address issues with recently merged PRs
Merge	(for Pilot) 1 designated edx-internal champion to support Core Contributor with docs issues	Retain strong communication with the champion(s) as needed
Own	Review PRs and suggest changes in designated repositories	Be proficient in professional English. Advocate for quality, professional English writing standards
Own	Commit documentation to various repositories	Take care to pick up documentation of under- or non-documented features, including developer docs

	Right	Responsibility
Own	Independently own projects from start through completion	Create long- and short-term plans, including setting targets for milestones and adhering to deadlines. Adjust schedules and targets on the project as needed. Perform quality control on the project throughout development to maintain the standards expected.
	Drive meaningful communication across all parties involved in the projects	Communicate updates and keep the project aligned with their goals. Serve as a point of contact for the project. Facilitate group discussions that result in effective decision-making when multiple options are present. Delegate tasks on the project to community members best positioned and interested to complete them. Prefer asynchronous discussions to accommodate global timezones.
	Access to various tools: GH Projects write access Miro Calendly Jira, Confluence, & shared Google docs, as needed	Use these tools to meaningfully collaborate and share with edX engineers, Product Managers, and UX.

	Right	Responsibility
Merge	Merge features and fixes to named release branches	Ensure fixes & features are first merged upstream and cherry-picked into release branches. Ensure approved review process is upheld and be on-call to address issues with recently merged PRs
Merge	(for Pilot) 2 designated edx-internal champions to support Core Contributor with any issues	Retain strong communication with the champions, including visibility into expected merges and time availabilities
Own	Review PRs and suggest technical changes in designated repositories	Learn and advocate for clean code, quality, and architecture principles and practices (per repository’s definition of done)
Own	Co-maintain prioritized backlog of needed BTR technical work and improvements to named releases (using the GitHub project board)	Negotiate and allocate a regular percentage of time toward named release production and technical upkeep