Re: Maintaining a Package as a Non-Software Developer

[Mechtilde <ooo@mechtilde.de>]

Hello,

My time zone is CET. But this shouldn't be relevant for communication 
esp. at weekend.

Regards

Mechtilde


Am 28.02.24 um 17:42 schrieb earache_curtsy750@simplelogin.com:
> 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.

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