Re: When is DAM approval supposed to happen?
On Fri, 12 Jan 2001 sharkey@ale.physics.sunysb.edu wrote:
>...
> What bothers me most about the delays in the NM queue are their
> capriciousness. I got through the process relatively quickly (about three
> months or so, a fair time), but others have no such luck. And it is luck,
> not [always] lack trying on their part.
>
> The initial part of the process is fair. People queue up in cronological
> order and have their applications selected by one of a pool of possible
> application managers. AM's should adjust the number of open cases they're
> handling to fit their available free time. If an AM becomes unable to
> process an applicant within a reasonable reasonable response time (say
> two weeks of overhead beyond delays the fault of the applicant) then the
> applicant should be returned to the AM queue. It's not right that one AM
Why is it a problem if an applicant isn't processed within two weeks? What
do you want to do if the applicant is simply not skilled enough for
becoming a DD? Should he get a new AM every two weeks until even the worst
applicant finds an AM that accepts him?
> should hold up one applicant while others who applied months later are
> getting through. As far as I know, there's no mechanism for an applicant
> to be returned to the queue.
This can be done by members of the NM-Committee (at least by the Front
Desk members).
> > You don't need to be a maintainer in order to help Debian.
>...
> Don't underestimate the importance of being an official developer.
> It's true that you can get packages sponsered and "help Debian" without
> it, but it can have a large effect on morale. Being an official DD, gives
To be more precise: You can do nearly all work you want to do without
being an official DD.
> me a stronger tie to the project. It affects the way *I feel* about the
> work that I do. To me, that's more important than an account or an
> email address.
Yes, it's a good feeling to have a Debian account. But if it really harms
the work you do for Debian if it takes a bit longer until you get your
account you should really rethink how important Debian is for you.
> Eric
cu,
Adrian
--
A "No" uttered from deepest conviction is better and greater than a
"Yes" merely uttered to please, or what is worse, to avoid trouble.
-- Mahatma Ghandi
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