Understanding Django Contributions

Based on the Django documentation, there are multiple ways to contribute to the Django ecosystem. While having a pull request accepted in the official Django repository is one form of contribution, it's not the only way to be considered a contributor to the Django community.

Types of Django Contributions

Django recognizes several forms of contribution:

1. Contributing code - Making pull requests to the Django framework itself
2. Contributing documentation - Improving Django's documentation
3. Localizing Django - Helping with translations
4. Reporting issues - Finding and reporting bugs or suggesting improvements

Your Contributions

From what you've described, you've made several valuable contributions to the Django ecosystem:

• Running a website with free Django tutorials (helping others learn Django)
• Maintaining a Django package (extending Django's functionality)
• Opening GitHub issues that have been fixed (improving Django by reporting issues)

These activities definitely contribute to the Django community and ecosystem, even if you haven't had code merged into the core framework yet.

What Makes a "Django Contributor"

While there's no official definition in the documentation for what qualifies someone as a "Django Contributor" in terms of credentials, your contributions to the ecosystem are meaningful and do help the Django community.

If you're interested in getting code contributions accepted into the core Django repository, the documentation provides detailed guides on how to make your first contribution, including:

• Setting up Git
• Getting Django's development version
• Creating branches
• Writing tests
• Submitting pull requests

Conclusion

Yes, you can reasonably call yourself a "Django Contributor" based on your contributions to the ecosystem through tutorials, package maintenance, and issue reporting. These are all valuable ways to contribute to Django's success and community.

If you're interested in having code accepted into the core repository, the Django documentation provides comprehensive guides to help you through that process as well.