Re: HELP!!! New Maint App Process
Hi,
On Fri, Oct 25, 2002 at 01:52:43PM -0400, Deva Seetharam wrote:
> Hi,
> i am interested in becoming a new maintainer. i understand that i need an
> advocate to recommend my application. unfortunately i don't know any of the
> existing developers to be my advocate. so i posted a message on mentors
> and newmaint mailing lists requesting someone to be my advocate. i haven't
> got any response.
I bet there are enough DDs in MIT. So finding someone to sign your key
shall be easy.
Advocate is somewhat tricky. In general, it looks to me working on high
profile project such as d-i BTS or qa gives you good chance of making
friend=advocate. Simply waiting some one to contact you with a single
mail may not be very effective unfortunately.
If you file productive patches to the important packages, the
maintainers may think you are great asset to Debian and may be willing
to advocate you. After several private mail exchanges, ask him to be
advocate you. My advocate knew me only through ML. Of course you need
to be ready for T&S test etc..
> 3. what are the criteria for selection? (shockingly, i see Richard
> Stallman on hold)
V I P H Richard Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
This means that he lacks:
* T : Tasks and Skills complete
No one doubts his general computer skills.
He still have to demonstrate his skill to do somewhat silly minor Debian
things right just as others :-). He is on hold because he did not do
this. This is different issue from the 40 odd people still waiting for
DAM approval with minimal information.
I do not endorse current perceived practice of silence by the DAM to some
applicants whose is on-hold without any official response. (We have
to give DAM some break since he has limited capacity for processing
applicants and he is doing DAM with the best intention as volunteer work.)
FYI: It looks like just packaging odd programs using dh_make seems to
get you with least interest at this moment.
Good luck and regards,
Osamu
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