It’s time to show our appreciation of the amazing contributors who help shape the Fedora community.
The Fedora Project thrives through the devotion, guidance, and tireless drive of the contributors who consistently perform. From developing testcases to onboarding contributors, from technical writing to coordinating events, it is these vital champions who ensure that the community flourishes. In coordination with the Fedora Mentor Summit 2026, we will be returning to Flock To Fedora 2026 to announce the winners. This wiki reflects the deep gratitude and careful thought behind this community recognition program.
As we prepare to spotlight exceptional mentors and contributors across the Fedora Project, we invite you to help us appreciate the amazing contributors who help shape the community. Whether it is a veteran mentor who helped you begin your journey or a contributor whose efforts have truly reshaped the community’s landscape, now is the moment to celebrate them! Discover more about the nomination guidelines and submit your entry using the link provided below:
👉 Find more information here: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Contributor_Recognition_Program_2026
👉 Submit your nominations here: https://forms.gle/mBAVKw4qLu14R5YY7
🗓️ Deadline: 15th May 2026
Let us appreciate the amazing contributors who help shape the community. Your nomination could be the recognition that might enable them to do more – and a moment of achievement for the entire community.
Tomasz Szymanski
My nomination (added into nomination form!)
Gregory Lee Bartholomew glb
Greg is incredibly active on the Fedora forums. He’s always willing to help, answer questions, and offer advice. He’s a community keeper and an ambassador for the Fedora project. Above all, he can search the documentation so thoroughly that he instantly knows what technical problem needs solving. He has an incredibly positive attitude and is unwavering in his support and advice for new Fedora users.
Gregory Bartholomew
Thanks Tom. 🙂
Phoenix
I am too inactive within the community to be able to cast an unbiased vote to anyone, but from what I observed I can either agree or totally see that the points listed by Tomasz are entirely justified for Gregory Lee Bartholomew (glb).
The following should not be missed as well, however:
– Vladislav Grigoryev (vgaetera)
– Héctor Louzao (hhlp)
– FranciscoD (ankursinha)
I learned a lot from their answers (and likely a good number of people), either passively (by reading through threads) or actively through questions.
Thank you that you guys are there!
Gregory Bartholomew
Thanks Phoenix. 🙂
Don’t forget that there are many many more people who help to make the Fedora Project a success who are not as visible to the average user. People like Vladislav and myself just get a little more notice because we happen to work in some of the more visible areas of the project. There are people working in places like quality assurance and RISC-V development whose work is less visible, but it is significant work that is very important to the success of the Fedora Project (probably more so than the day-to-day user support 🙂).
Phoenix
@Gregory, absolutely. Though, as you said, they are in less visible positions and I would not even know their names to begin with.
Working in support myself (IT Helpdesk and formerly customer support), I know from first-hand experience that these are some of the most thankless jobs around with everyone you meet typically being frustrated about something. So, praising the ones in these rather difficult positions still feels right to me.
Considering that the form only allows a single person to be voted for out of the countless little helpers this project has, it is a feat on its own.
Justin Wheeler
@Tomasz. great nomination! You should totally fill the form out and nominate GLB. 😉
Tomasz Szymanski
Justin, I did it.
Received only info on the page: nomination added.
That’s all what I can do. No way to check actual list.
Grandpa Leslie Satenstein
I nominate Adam Williamson,
He has, for the past 10 years, done a remarkable job of insuring the outstanding quality / correctness of each new Fedora release.
Over the 10+ years, with 20 Fedora releases behind him, Adam has and is doing a remarkable job.
My hat is off to him
Justin Wheeler
This is kind praise! You should fill out the nomination form linked in the article for anyone who you think deserves special recognition.