.. _becoming-a-committer:

Becoming a Contributor
======================

Applying for Committer Status
-----------------------------

Detailed instructions for gaining commit rights to the Zope repositories are
at https://plone.org/foundation/contributors-agreement/contributors-agreement-explained.

.. note::
    Exisiting Plone contributors are required to submit the contributor
    agreement again to gain access to the Zope repositories.

You can sign the contributor agreement electronically by following the link
`Contributor Agreement Form for Zope` on
the `Plone Foundation contributor agreement page
<https://plone.org/foundation/contributors-agreement>`_.

As mentioned on that page, processing may take a few days.


Subscribe to the Mailing Lists
------------------------------

Please subscribe to the :ref:`zope-mailing-lists` which correspond to
your area(s) of interest.