Re: A lot of pending packages
On 06/11/2010 01:10 PM, Ben Finney wrote:
> Tanguy Ortolo <tanguy+debian@ortolo.eu> writes:
>
>
>> For the beginner's point of view, it looks like:
>> * there are not enough DD with time to review all proposed packages;
>> * to have more DD people have to apply;
>> * applicants have to show their skills and motivation by… maintaining
>> packages, which requires sponsorship.
>>
> Not true. Applicants can show their skills and motivation by
> contributing to existing packages. I would even argue that it's more
> important to do that than to submit new packages.
>
Seconding everything that Ben said, I very much suggest
to check for Debian-subcommunities, i.e. "Blends", if they
fit your package. There is for instance Debian Science
or Debian Med, once you have access to their
subversion/git repositories, you'll feel much like
a DD already and finding sponsors is also a non-issue.
[...]
>> Failing to get sponsorship is very frustrating, because you make some
>> work you find useful, and, because nobody validates it, it remains
>> useless.
>>
> This is a very real problem, and the feeling of frustration is not to be
> brushed aside.
One can always prepare one's own public repository or just use
Mentors as an archive. The more specialised things get, the smaller
the number of interested users and of interested sponsors alike.
And of those sponsors, there need to be one reading the debian-mentors
mailing list. If - one by one - you email maintainers of existing
similar packages in main if they can sponsor you or who their
sponsor was, I am confident that you will be helped with not too
much of a delay.
Best,
Steffen
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