Re: HELP!!! New Maint App Process
On Fri, Oct 25, 2002 at 06:38:41PM -0400, Duncan Findlay wrote:
> On Fri, Oct 25, 2002 at 01:52:43PM -0400, Deva Seetharam wrote:
...
> > 1. how does one get an advocate?
>
> The best way is to package a piece of software, and make the packages
> available somewhere. Apply to be a NM, and post a message to
> debian-mentors@lists.debian.org asking for a sponsor. A sponsor will
> take a look at your package and (assuming all goes well) upload them.
> If they are sufficiently impressed, they will likely be your advocate.
>
Also, you can demonstrate your ability to do debian packaging by
showing other projects you've worked on. i.e. c++, shell scripting,
makefiles, etc. So that people know that you can make a package. Your
advocate can help you to select a package. Look at the WNPP list.
> > 2. how long does the application process take?
>
> You can see the average times from nm.debian.org. There's currently a
> long wait after you have completed the criteria before you are
> accepted. (This may be a few months.) The majority of the application
> can be done within a few weeks.
>
My whole application time took around 3 months. To get started, spend
some time reading the docs in the new maintainer corner, and reading
the mailing lists, and making intelligent posts, so people in the
development community can get a little familiar with you.
Of course, the very first step is to actually use debian, if you're
not already.
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