Hi, We find ourselves with a long queue of applicants to be Debian Developers who are waiting for an application manager to become available, and our busiest time of year fast approaching. You can help! Task description ---------------- Application managers are responsible for starting a conversation with a prospective Debian Developer and recommending whether they should go forward to become DDs. This should already be the case, so although a little patience is sometimes required this is not a mentoring excercise. Some research into the applicant's past contributions is also required. The majority of applicants are recommended by their AM. A number of templated questions are available covering various topics, but we encourage AMs to tailor them to the applicant and use them as a basis for discussion rather than a "box-tick" excercise. Simplified process ------------------ If you were put off in the past by a complex process with lots of reporting writing, have no fear. The co-ordination site has been much improved and includes the following features: - click-button process handling - easy collation of changelogs and other research tools - automatic mail archive by keeing an address in CC - only a few words to describe how it went are required at the end There is no longer any need to send mails in to front desk, write an essay about the applicant, etc. Time commitment --------------- You should expect to spend a couple of hours per week for each application, depending how responsive the applicant is. To begin with, you'll only be assigned one applicant at a time - after the first, you can choose to increase that if it suits you. Ideally applications are completed within one to three months, but it's not always possible. If the applicant is unresponsive, another application can be assigned to you instead. Requirements ------------ You must be a Debian Developer. Whilst we need both uploading and non-uploading DDs to be application managers, only uploading AMs can handle uploading applicants, and they are the overwhelming majority of applications. Next steps ---------- Being an application manager is rewarding and satisfying. You will meet applicants from a whole range of backgrounds, experiences and skills and you will frequently learn something new. To take the next step, please mail Front Desk (nm@debian.org). Thanks, For front desk: -- Jonathan Wiltshire jmw@debian.org Debian Developer http://people.debian.org/~jmw 4096R: 0xD3524C51 / 0A55 B7C5 1223 3942 86EC 74C3 5394 479D D352 4C51
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