Re: Facilitating contributions by newcomers
On Tue, Nov 11, 2014 at 10:59 AM, Jordan Metzmeier wrote:
> Both of these can be difficult. Debian already has a really large
> collection of software, and people grab ITPs quickly on new software
> that is popular.
Ack, there is plenty of new package space in the long-tail of
specialised software though.
> It is possible to find packages that are not well maintained, but do
> we have an interface for locating them? Even when they are located,
> contributing to them isn't always easy, especially if the maintainer
> is busy or MIA (assuming the package isn't team maint). I guess we do
> have RFAs and orphaned packages, but not a lot of interesting software
> ends up there.
Some links:
https://wiki.debian.org/how-can-i-help
http://wnpp.debian.net/
http://wnpp-by-tags.debian.net/
https://www.debian.org/devel/wnpp/
https://udd.debian.org/cgi-bin/bapase.cgi
> This makes the choice of package important. The more active the
> upstream, the more uploads needed and the more interactions with the
> sponsor.
Indeed. Teams are probably the best place to get involved since there
is commonality of interest. Teams that have Debian blends also receive
additional sponsorship by Andreas Tille. Some other advice for finding
sponsors is in the mentors FAQ.
https://wiki.debian.org/Teams
https://wiki.debian.org/DebianPureBlends/SoB
https://wiki.debian.org/DebianMentorsFaq
> Yes, that would be ideal but for me, that goal has felt too far out of
> reach to really think about.
That makes me sad, it should be the opposite.
--
bye,
pabs
https://wiki.debian.org/PaulWise
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