Fedora Verified: a proposal to recognize Fedora contributor status

Date:
Tue, 21 Apr 2026 18:35:16 +0000

Description:
The Fedora Project has been wrestling with the question of who should be able to vote in
Fedora elections recently, with project membership being a major topic at
the Fedora Council face-to-face held in early February. Now the
project is considering a new contributor status, "Fedora Verified",
and is looking
to get input on the idea from the community. What are the proposed benefits? The primary motivation behind
"Fedora Verified" is to build trust-based recognition that grants
elevated, privileged rights within the project. Most notably, this
status would determine eligibility for strategic governance
activities, such as: Voting in Fedora community elections. Running for leadership or decision-making roles within the project
(i.e., Fedora Council, FESCo, Mindshare Committee, EPEL Steering
Committee). (Potential, unplanned) Accessing specific shared project resources or educational opportunities (e.g., Red Hat training credits). The blog post includes a list of proposed baseline metrics for
"Verified" status as well as open questions to be decided. A survey
on the topic will be open until May5.

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Link to news story:
https://lwn.net/Articles/1068861/


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