Re: Steps confused about the Applicant's Checklist

[Asho Yeh <asho@debian.org.tw>]

On Wed, 12 May 2004 19:39:03 +0200
Nico Golde <nion@gmx.net> wrote:


	Hello Nico

	Thanks for encouraging me to the work. I got the answer about that yesterday.
	Still thank you for helping me...:-)
	
	Wish you passing the exam :D

> * Asho Yeh <asho@debian.org.tw> [2004-05-12 19:09]:
> > I am interesting in the New Maintainer Application and try to take an exam for the developers.
> 
> Me too :)
>  
> > In the Initial Contact step two:The applicant's identity needs to be
> > verified. The applicant needs to prepare the GPG key to be signed by a
> > Developer or sponsor?
> 
> By a debian developer(one of the people with @debian.org), but your
> sponsor have to be debian developer too :)
> 
> > And then, the Identification routine mentions
> > that the way to prepare a GPG key and providing. Is the
> > routine:Identification the same as the Initial Contact step two?
> 
> you verify your identity with your gpg key and some of the debian
> developers who had signed your key quasi vouches that the key belongs to
> a real person(you).
> so only get a keysigning by a debian developer and then continue with
> your work :)