On Wed, Oct 23, 2002 at 07:37:02PM +1000, Andrew Lau wrote: > > I've found that being a Developer isn't that important to the > > work that I contribute, and I hope that you will continue to > > contribute whatever you can. > I know, but after awhile I feel as if I'm a second class > member of the Debian community, that I'm untrusted and being > stigmatised. I'm not after alau@debian.org for any status at all, only > as a "thanks for helping out" and to feel accepted.. When you're up > against that, you really start to wonder if it's worth it at all. Is this really how you view developership? I don't approve of NMs being left hanging in the queue, but I have serious misgivings when someone says they would like to have a debian.org address to know that they're appreciated. If being a DD is a sign that you're accepted, it's a very fleeting one; flamewars between developers are usually MORE intense than between DDs and non-DDs.[1] I think to be a successful DD, you have to first find satisfaction in the work itself, with or without community accolades. If you're doing work that's important to the users of your packages, isn't that its own reward? Is positive user feedback and knowing that you're doing a good job not enough to keep you going? If not, maybe you should think about whether being a DD is really what you want for yourself: after a while, the novelty of an @debian.org address is sure to wear off, and after that, you'll probably not find much thanks from *this* mean-spirited bunch of developers. ;) I realize this is not the most encouraging of responses to your inquiry; but especially in light of some of your other comments, I think it needs to be said that being a productive member of the community is something that comes from *within*, not something that the DAM can bestow upon you. If you try to change the work you do in the community solely to please the DAM, I can almost guarantee it won't make *you* happy, whether or not it earns you the merit badge. Remember that being a valued member of the community is about a lot more than earning the approval of a single person, DAM or not. Steve Langasek postmodern programmer P.S. -- thank you for your contributions to Debian. [1] Or maybe this is what you mean by being "accepted"? ;)
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