How Do I Become a CentOS developer

The question occasionally is asked: How do I become a CentOS developer?

The matter was discussed on the mailing list in a thread starting and summarized in one core member's view.

In IRC (remember that there is a #centos-devel channel on freenode where the developers hang out), the question also arises:

11:47  leonel> ubuntu and debian  has  a roadmap to become  a  ubuntu or debian developer    is there a roadmap to become a CentOS developer  / maintainer ?
11:48  orc_emac> leonel: this was discussed int the ML last year
11:48 * leonel goes to the ML
11:48  orc_emac> file bugs, triage bugs, fix bugs is a fast route to show competence
11:48  orc_emac> show competence and things will happen
11:49  orc_emac> wow -- a 23 (ed: actually 19 -- the author miscounted) word compete answer
11:49  leonel> jejeje
11:49  leonel> ok