Ubuntu on Github

In addition to code/projects on Launchpad and the Ubuntu archive, Ubuntu also maintains projects under github.com/ubuntu.

Access

Repositories under github.com/ubuntu are individually managed by their owners as admin.

While it isn’t a requirement nor a guarantee, it might still help to be an approved Core Developer with a GitHub user is registered with the Launchpad ID (configured under ‘Social accounts’ on your Launchpad profile page). This will prove you are someones with wide reaching contributions and permissions to Ubuntu already when reaching out asking for membership to a particular repository.

This access is not exclusive to Ubuntu Core Developer or other permissions (one does not need to be an Ubuntu Core Developer to be allowed access to an individual project).

Contributions

Projects under github.com/ubuntu do not generally require the signing of the Canonical contributor licence agreement.