Re: Facilitating contributions by newcomers
On Tue, Nov 11, 2014 at 9:50 AM, Jordan Metzmeier wrote:
> I really like this idea. I often spend more time looking for bugs or
> tasks I can help with than actually doing productive work.
Please install the how-can-i-help package and use it when you are
looking for something to do.
> How do you see the transition from a mentee to a DM going?
Something like this:
Do a bunch of tasks through the proposed program.
Feel more confident in your knowledge of Debian.
Find some software in Debian that you use that isn't well maintained
or some software you use that isn't in Debian yet.
Decide you want to work on that software.
Start working on the package.
Find a sponsor for the package.
Do a few uploads through the sponsor.
Have the sponsor tell you to apply for NM because you are great.
Apply for NM.
> my goal of DM
Personally I would hope you and others would aim towards becoming full
members of Debian rather than just being able to upload a few packages
unsupervised.
--
bye,
pabs
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