Members

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openSUSE, being an open and global community project, has contributors and volunteers from all over the world. "openSUSE Members" are specifically distinguished contributors who have brought a continued and substantial contribution to the openSUSE project. They are approved by the openSUSE board.

How to become a Member

To apply for an openSUSE membership, head over to users.openSUSE.org, login, and then go to your profile page and select the "I want to Become a Member" link, and there mention your contributions (hint: register your nick first at freenode. Contributions taken into consideration will include -- but are not exclusive -- to:

• Code and Packaging
• Wiki Editing
• Bug reporting and triaging
• Translation
• Continued User Support on any Communication Medium
• Giving openSUSE Talks/Presentation and/or promoting openSUSE
• Help openSUSE as an Ambassador

Please ensure that you have also signed the Guiding Principles in the User Directory.

Perks of Membership

All openSUSE members will:

• Receive an @opensuse.org email address
• Receive an @opensuse/member/username IRC cloak. You need to have your nickname registered for it to work.
• Be encouraged to be syndicated on Planet SUSE
• Be entitled to a Lizards.openSUSE.org blogging account
• Be able to participate in elections and votes of the openSUSE community
• Be an example to the outside world of the openSUSE community

Membership can be cancelled at any time with an email to board@opensuse.org.

See also

• The complete members list.
• The article "openSUSE Membership Applications…" on some insights on the openSUSE membership process.
• Lizards.openSUSE.org