Re: Maintaining a Package as a Non-Software Developer
Hello Charalampos and Mechtilde,
That sounds like a great idea, joining a team would make it easier for all of us.
Just for your information, when I said "sysadmin who manages dozens of Debian servers" I meant "university student who self-hosts things as a hobby on dozens of virtual machines" :)
What time zones are you both in? I'm sure this will be relevant for our communications at some point. I am in in EST.
From,
Zach
Feb 28, 2024, 10:52 AM by ooo_at_mechtilde_de_nvbjv@simplelogin.co:
> Hello Charalampos,
> hello Zach,
>
> I want to be part of the team, too.
>
> I'm working on a documentation about the packaging process.
> I'm interested to improve the documentation.
>
> Regards
>
> Mechtilde
>
>
> Am 28.02.24 um 15:10 schrieb Charalampos Mitrodimas:
>
>> Hi Zack,
>>
>> On 2/28/24 07:28, earache_curtsy750@simplelogin.com wrote:
>>
>>> Hello Debian Mentors,
>>>
>>> I am a sysadmin who manages dozens of Debian servers. I also use Debian for my personal computing. I am very thankful to the Debian project and would love to give back to it somehow.
>>>
>>> I was thinking that maintaining one or more packages would be a great way to do this. I know a bit of Java and C but do not write code on a regular basis (other than bash scripts).
>>>
>>> I am asking for a sanity check on whether or not this is a good idea, or if the work of maintaining a package is only plausible for highly skilled software engineers.
>>>
>>> From,
>>> Zach
>>>
>> I'm an engineer and a Debian user, and I also maintain several servers running Debian. Additionally, I'm interested in becoming a maintainer. Would you be interested in forming a sort of team? I can assist with coding, especially in addressing upstream bugs.
>>
>> Of course, I'm not entirely sure if this is feasible. Mentors could provide us with clarification on this matter. However, if you're interested, please let me know.
>>
>> Charalampos
>>
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