Re: co-maintainer

[Steve Kemp <skx@debian.org>]

On Sun, Apr 24, 2005 at 08:04:00PM +0100, Neil Williams wrote:
> Do I need a sponsor to be a co-maintainer for an existing package?
> or an advocate?

  Just ask if you wish a sponsor to upload a finished package for you.

  If you wish to share maintainence then asking for a co-maintainer
 is the right thing to do.  Although if your co-maintainer isn't a
 Debian developer then making uploads might not get any easier.

  An advocate is somebody who, after working with you, will agree
 to nominate your inclusion into the project as a developer in your
 own right.  If you don't wish to be a maintainer, and are happy to
 make sponsored upoloads you don't need one.

Steve
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