5.3. Process dependent hats

5.3.1. Report originator

The person originally responsible for filing a Problem Report.

5.3.2. Bugbuster

A person who will either find the right person to solve the problem, or close the PR if it is a duplicate or otherwise not an interesting one.

5.3.3. Mentor

A mentor is a committer who takes it upon them to introduce a new committer to the project, both in terms of ensuring the new committer's setup is valid, that the new committer knows the available tools required in their work, and that the new committer knows what is expected of them in terms of behavior.

5.3.4. Vendor

The person(s) or organisation whom external code comes from and whom patches are sent to.

5.3.5. Reviewers

People on the mailing list where the request for review is posted.

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