Re: NOOB: Do I seek a sponsor before applying as a new maintainer?
On Thu, Nov 10, 2005 at 12:20:55AM -0500, DoyenGuy wrote:
> After looking into the whole "new maintainer" process and application
> and documentation and tomes of webpages on the Debian website, I
> encountered a question. I sent an email three days ago to what I
> thought was the most logical address, the Debian "Front Desk", and
> even though I'm not "involved" right now I thought I'd hear from them
> reasonably promptly, but not as of yet have I gotten anything back.
>
> What follows is what I sent to the 'front desk', and what I know ask
> of the mentors list...
>
> So I turn to the Debian mentors list, where I hopefully will find an
> answer and direction.
>
> I have written a program (and continue to improve) called ProShield
> (proshield.sf.net) that I would like to get put into the official
> debian apt repositories. This involves a "new maintainer" application
> process, as well as a lot of reading and other stuff.
>
> I have subscribed to the debian-devel and debian-mentor mailing lists,
> and the documentation on the website confuses me a little. Do I
> express who I am, what my program is, and my desire to find a sponsor
> for my package on the debian-mentor list before I apply to be a
> maintainer?
>
> What do I do?
If you want to be a package maintainer, then you will want to
demonstrate your skill at maintaining packages, by finding a sponsor
to upload them for you. Then you can apply at NM.
--
Clear skies,
Justin
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