also sprach Noah Meyerhans <noahm@debian.org> [2002.01.29.2048 +0100]: > The problem with the NM process is that it's likely to take longer than > the woody release process. I'm only half joking. which is a little ridiculous i find. i am wondering if debian wants my energy as a contributor, or if i want to be a debian developer. kind of reminds me of the donations process that i just walked someone through. it's more like someone has to work to donate to debian, not like debian wants them to donate and helps. now just *why* is it taking so long??? i have an advocate and a sponsor, a package, and a gpg key signed by some developers. i have an understanding of what debian is about, i know the FHS, i know how to make packages, i know the policy, i know the procedures. i have used debian for very long and have been very active with and for it all the time. all that needs to be done now is someone to approve my identity, someone verify my knowledge, and someone giving me an account. let's see, the identity *is* verified, someone who reads the mailing lists that i post to should be able to deduce my comprehension of debian (sorry to speak so arrogantly, i am getting a point across), and i can set up an account on any well-maintained system in, okay, let's say 30 seconds. i understand that there are many in queue before me and only so many AMs, but it doesn't make sense to me how the mean queue lifetime can exceed 40 days. it really just doesn't. anyway, i don't mean to bitch, nor do i really want excuses or answers. contributing packages is useless at this moment, my contribution to debian has always been bugs, patches, and mailing lists, and i don't need a developer account for that. i still hope i got you thinking... > Check http://base.debian.net and http://standard.debian.net for reports > on the status of bugs that need fixing. i am. -- martin; (greetings from the heart of the sun.) \____ echo mailto: !#^."<*>"|tr "<*> mailto:"; net@madduck scintillation is not always identification for an auric substance.
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