Re: The Helper Rant
>>>>> "Ralf" == Ralf Treinen <treinen@debian.org> writes:
Ralf> IMHO you are expecting too much from your applicants. The
Ralf> description of the T+S check (from
Ralf> http://www.debian.org/devel/join/nm-step4) says
Ralf> The applicant must provide assurance that they can, in
Ralf> fact, do the job for which they have volunteered.
Unfortunately that includes being able to understand why debhelper
does something unexpected and knowing at some level how to fix it.
Abstractions are great for design and implementation. However, when
you get to the debugging phase, looking past the abstractions to find
the problem is an important skill.
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