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title: Cwtch Call for Contributor Credits
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description: "As we journey ever closer to a Cwtch Stable candidate we would like to take this opportunity to ensure that those who have contributed to Cwtch over the years have the optiont to be credited."
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slug: cwtch-stable-call-for-credits
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tags: [cwtch, cwtch-stable, contributors, community]
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image: /img/devlog1_small.jpg
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hide_table_of_contents: false
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authors:
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- name: Sarah Jamie Lewis
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title: Executive Director, Open Privacy Research Society
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image_url: /img/sarah.jpg
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As we journey ever closer to a Cwtch Stable candidate we would like to take this opportunity to ensure that those who have contributed
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to Cwtch over the years have the optiont to be credited.
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If you have participated in the development process in any way e.g. protocol design, writing code, UI design, writing tests, testing release candidates, reporting issues,
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translating the application or documentation, promoting metadata resistant applications or any other meaningful contribution to the Cwtch ecosystem we want
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to offer you the option to have your name or handle credited in both the source code repository and the application itself.
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![](/img/devlog1.png)
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## A History of Cwtch Contibutions and Anonmymity
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In the early days of Cwtch we made the explicit decision to not include credits anywhere in the application, and to accept contributions
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anonymously over a variety of channels, including Cwtch itself.
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Due to the nature of the application, and the privacy and metadata resistant space in general, we have always had a policy of
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evaluating contributions based on merit, and not on identity. This approach means that, while we do have contributors whose identity
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is known to us in some way, we have many who we know only by writing style, contribution type, or cwtch address.
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We understand that many people much prefer it this way, and have no desire to have any identity linked to the Cwtch project. To those
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people we offer our deep gratitude. Thank you. You have made Cwtch what it is. (And if you ever want Cwtch Stickers - please let us know!)
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However, it would not be right of us to release Cwtch Stable without at least one final offer to all contributors. If you want
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to be credited for your contributions to Cwtch then, please, reach out to us and let us know of a way to appropriately credit
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you.
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## Getting in Touch
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You can ask for credit via email (team@cwtch.im), or via Cwtch (either publicly via the [Cwtch Release Candidate Testers groups](https://docs.cwtch.im/docs/contribute/testing#join-the-cwtch-release-candidate-testers-group), or privately
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in a message to Sarah: `icyt7rvdsdci42h6si2ibtwucdmjrlcb2ezkecuagtquiiflbkxf2cqd`).
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You can also [opening an issue](https://git.openprivacy.ca/cwtch.im/cwtch-ui/issues/new).
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When asking, please provide a name or handle, and if desired, a rough description of the contribution (e.g. development, design, documentation, translating, funding). Anyone who does
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not provide a description will be grouped under a general thanks section.
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I want to take another opporunity to say, regardless of whether you wish to be publicly credited for your work on Cwtch, **thank you**.
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## Stay up to date!
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Subscribe to our [RSS feed](/blog/rss.xml), [Atom feed](/blog/atom.xml), or [JSON feed](/blog/feed.json) to stay up to date, and get the latest on, all aspects of Cwtch development.
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## Help us go further!
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We couldn't do what we do without all the wonderful community support we get, from [one-off donations](https://openprivacy.ca/donate) to [recurring support via Patreon](https://www.patreon.com/openprivacy).
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If you want to see us move faster on some of these goals and are in a position to, please [donate](https://openprivacy.ca/donate). If you happen to be at a company that wants to do more for the community and this aligns, please consider donating or sponsoring a developer.
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Donations of **$5 or more** can opt to receive stickers as a thank-you gift!
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For more information about donating to Open Privacy and claiming a thank you gift [please visit the Open Privacy Donate page](https://openprivacy.ca/donate/).
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![A Photo of Cwtch Stickers](/img/stickers-new.jpg)
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