"Greg Wiley" <greg@orthogony.com> writes: > The question is: which do I do first, announce my intentions to > debian-devel or submit a new main- tainer application? The > application seems to want me to announce. Other docs seem to > indicate that I should become a maintainer first. You can become a NM without having a package in Debian. Showing off a good package is a fine way, to demonstrate that you have the necessary skills, but it is this package need not be an official Debian one. OTOH, you don't have to be a Debian developer to contribute official packages. If you aren't, you need a sponsor who is a developer. S/he will check if your package is done right, and provide the stamp of approval so it can be uploaded into Debian. Nowadays, you also need an advocate who is a Debian develper, to get into the NM queue. Following from all this, I recommend: 1. Announce that you're willing to adopt package X, but that you'll need a sponsor. Don't forget to Cc: the WNPP bug for package X. 2. Wait until a sponsor contacts you. 3. Do the necessary work on package X, and send the results to your sponsor. Repeat until s/he is satisfied -- then your package will be uploaded by the sponsor. 4. Ask your sponsor whether s/he would advocate for you. If s/he is willing, apply for NM. -- Robbe
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