Here’s a sketch I made of the discussion of contributor → maintainer, from the NumPy community call on August 31, 2022.
Here are meeting notes on this conversation, in the NumPy Github repo.
I wrote the script. I tried to address some concerns I’ve heard about illustrating or codifying an informally defined path. That’s you can’t skip ahead, it’s moderated but also very community-focused. Parts such as “with mentorship”, “not a quick or easy path, but one worth having” and “community will be there with you every step of the way”
I made this after the call, so I’ll bring it for feedback on the next NumPy community call.