Or ask around on the relevant newsgroup. When you've been contributing patches frequently and have an established track record for good quality code, you can start the process of getting CVS Commit access . Our next most important rules are those regarding the build process. Disregarding them wastes a lot of other people's time. Blatant offenders will be pestered into compliance.
Resistance is futile.
Learn to follow the tree rules . Our build process is flexible, works with a minimum of human intervention and has scaled to work with hundreds of engineers. This process works and will continue to work if people follow these simple rules. Everyone checking into the repository must do their part to keep the tree green. Make sure your code builds on other platforms before it's checked in.