Bug#202303: www.debian.org: /devel/join/newmaint should encourage to contribute before applying
The modifications by Joy will result in the following patch.
Gruesse,
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Frank Lichtenheld <frank@lichtenheld.de>
www: http://www.djpig.de/
Index: newmaint.wml
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RCS file: /cvs/webwml/webwml/english/devel/join/newmaint.wml,v
retrieving revision 1.46
diff -u -r1.46 newmaint.wml
--- newmaint.wml 18 Sep 2003 16:08:45 -0000 1.46
+++ newmaint.wml 29 Sep 2003 19:14:42 -0000
@@ -9,8 +9,25 @@
can find all the details of applying, the process details, and how to track
the progress of ongoing applications.</p>
-<p>If you want to do something for Debian but without becoming a developer,
-there are several other ways <a href="./">in which you can help</a>.
+<p>Many people wish to contribute to Debian and first try to become official
+developers, even though that's not necessary. In fact, we recommend that
+people start contributing as soon as possible, and then later proceed to
+make their developer status official.</p>
+
+<p>If you want to maintain one or more packages for Debian, you should
+try to find a <a href="#Sponsor">sponsor</a> for them. The
+<a href="http://lists.debian.org/debian-mentors/";>debian-mentors</a>
+mailing list is a good starting point. You should
+read the <a href="http://lists.debian.org/debian-mentors/";>list
+archives</a> and the
+<a href="http://people.debian.org/~mpalmer/debian-mentors_FAQ.html";>list's
+FAQ</a> to familiarize you with the sponsorship system.</p>
+
+<p>It's also possible to contribute to Debian in other ways, such as
+<a href="./">donating resources, helping with bug reports, writing and/or
+translating documentation and software, etc</a>. Some of these things can
+help Debian even more than packaging, and they usually don't require going
+through the complex process of becoming an official developer.</p>
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