RFR: Section on sponsoring [v8]

[Iris Clark]

On Fri, 21 Jul 2023 14:56:25 GMT, Jesper Wilhelmsson <jwilhelm at openjdk.org> wrote:

>> Copied and updated the text from the old sponsoring page: https://openjdk.org/sponsor/
>> The purpose is to have the sponsor link on the OpenJDK page lead here instead.
>> 
>> Also updated the contributing section with some parts taken from the old contributing page: https://openjdk.org/contribute/
>> Again, the intention is to change the link on the OpenJDK page to lead here.
>
> Jesper Wilhelmsson has updated the pull request incrementally with one additional commit since the last revision:
> 
>   Unmess

src/guide/introduction.md line 48:

> 46: ### Becoming a Committer
> 47: 
> 48: To become a [Committer](https://openjdk.org/bylaws#committer) you should show that you intend to actively contribute to the project and that you can produce non-trivial changes that are accepted for inclusion into the project code base. The number eight has been seen as a formal lower limit on the number of changes, but since the changes must be non-trivial, or "significant" as the [OpenJDK Project description](https://openjdk.java.net/projects/) says, and the definition of significant is subjective, the general recommendation is to wait with a Committer nomination until there's at least 10-12 changes pushed to have some margin for different interpretations of "significant". In practice though, we have seen several examples where the number of significant changes hasn't been the dominating factor in a Committer vote. A Contributor's work in another OpenJDK project may also be relevant for the vote. What the vote should ultimately test is the Contributor's commitment to the Open
 JDK project for which the vote applies - is it believed that the person is dedicated and willing to spend time and effort on the project? Is the person believed to be a good citizen of the project? It's always a good idea to seek the advice of a sponsor who can guide you through the process to becoming a Committer - you will need one to run the Committer vote anyway. They will probably also have a better idea of what constitutes a "significant" change.

"openjdk.java.net/projects/" -> "openjdk.org/projects/"

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PR Review Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/guide/pull/97#discussion_r1271145579