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  "path": "/Articles/1068861/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-04-21T18:35:16.000Z",
  "site": "https://lwn.net",
  "tags": [
    "who should be able to vote in\nFedora elections",
    "a major topic at\nthe Fedora Council face-to-face",
    "looking\nto get input",
    "survey\non the topic"
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  "textContent": "The Fedora Project has been wrestling with the question of who should be able to vote in\nFedora elections recently, with project membership being a major topic at\nthe Fedora Council face-to-face held in early February. Now the project is considering a new contributor status, \"Fedora Verified\", and is looking\nto get input on the idea from the community.\n\n> 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:\n>\n>   * Voting in Fedora community elections.\n>   * Running for leadership or decision-making roles within the project (i.e., Fedora Council, FESCo, Mindshare Committee, EPEL Steering Committee).\n>   * (Potential, unplanned) Accessing specific shared project resources or educational opportunities (e.g., Red Hat training credits).\n>\n\n\nThe blog post includes a list of proposed baseline metrics for \"Verified\" status as well as open questions to be decided. A survey\non the topic will be open until May 5.",
  "title": "Fedora Verified: a proposal to recognize Fedora contributor status"
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