I'm a little confused about the timeline of the sponsor vs. developer process. I have read the relevant documents at debian.org/devel. I filed an ITP on salonify, bug #201878. Salonify is an image gallery program. One developer on debian-devel complained that there were perhaps already too many image gallery programs in Debian, but, as several other people mentioned, I haven't been satisfied with any of the existing packages, and I do think salonify has several advantages or at least significant differences with exiting packages in the distribution. So I applied to become a DD, got my key signed and my application verified, and now I am waiting for an AM assignment. I am wondering if it makes sense to try to find a sponsor to upload my package now, or wait to go through the entire DD process before trying to include salonify in Debian, or if it really matters which way I go? I understand it can take many months to become a DD, but also it appears that it might take many months to find a sponsor. Is there anything I should do other than sit back and wait? Any advice you all might have would be appreciated. -- Adam Kessel
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