Unfortunately, there aren't many perks involved with being a committer. Recognition as a competent software engineer is probably the only thing that will be of benefit in the long run. However, there are at least some perks:
As a committer, you may apply to John Polstra <jdp@FreeBSD.org> for direct access to cvsup-master.FreeBSD.org, providing the public key output from cvpasswd yourusername@FreeBSD.org freefall.FreeBSD.org. Please note: you must specify freefall.FreeBSD.org on the cvpasswd command line even though the actual server is cvsup-master. Access to cvsup-master should not be overused as it is a busy machine.
FreeBSD Services Limited offer a free DVD subscription to FreeBSD committers. To take advantage of this offer, go to www.freebsd-services.com and fill out their customer form, making sure that you tick the FreeBSD Committer and free subscription check-boxes. A message will be sent to your FreeBSD.org email address asking for confirmation. Just reply to the mail, quoting the message and updating the ``Membership Valid'' field with a Y. You can confirm that the reply was sent successfully by logging in to their site and checking that your Current Status is set to Associated.
In addition to the free subscription, committers are also entitled to a 10% discount on all products on the site.
FreeBSD Mall, Inc. offers a free subscription of the official 4-CD set to all FreeBSD committers. Information about how to obtain your free CD is mailed to <developers@FreeBSD.org> following each major release.
This, and other documents, can be downloaded from ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/doc/.
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before contacting <questions@FreeBSD.org>.
For questions about this documentation, e-mail <doc@FreeBSD.org>.