Re: [Fwd: [RFC] Making NM 'by recommendation']
>>"Jon" == Jon Eisenstein <jeisen@mindspring.com> writes:
Jon> Though I agree with many of the arguments being made by the
Jon> "conservative" (i.e. don't change) developers, I have to offer my own
Jon> situation as a comment. I have entered the queue less than a month ago,
Jon> so I cannot yet complain about the long wait. However, I can admit that I
Jon> do not yet have the skills I myself believe I will need as a developer --
Jon> DocBook, packaging, etc. Why did I apply, then? Because I know that this
Jon> is a long process, and would rather put myself into the list and learn
Jon> things during the wait than learn all of the skills and have to wait
Jon> another year (okay, exaggeration, I know) to use them. So, I agree that
Jon> people need to know these things as a developer and shouldn't be approved
Jon> until they have such skills, but I strongly disagree with those who
Jon> believe the skills need to be learned before applying in the first place.
A self fulfilling prophesy. You have just ensured that the
process become longer, for everyone.And increased the possibility of
there being rejections; and since rejections need some additional
oversight, that increases the burden on the NM team.
manoj
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