Hi, On Wed, Apr 16, 2003 at 11:37:59AM -0000, MJ Ray wrote: > Geert Stappers <Geert.Stappers@xs4all.nl> wrote: > > What is "the DD to be" doing now he has shown he has the skills, > > knowns the procedures and has contacts in Debian (advocate, AM, sponsor ) > > to contribute? > > The prospective DD is being thoroughly demotivated by the lack of interest > that Debian has in their help, generally speaking, I think. There's probably a distinction between the interest Debian has in their help and Debian's interest in them becoming DDs. I see no ground for concluding that Debian is not interested in people's help because it takes so long to become a DD. On the contrary, I think that Debian is much more interested in people helping to fix bugs than in more DDs. > My Opinion Only. You can say "don't take it personally," but that's > probably misunderstanding the applicant's view. The problem here is that > it looks to new volunteers like the project is in shambles. No-one wants > to waste their volunteered time, so they'll probably wait until it looks > like things are starting to be a bit more organised. If people feel their contributions are wasted time if they're not a DD, then perhaps Debian should also have a simpler recognition process for people that regularly send patches and bug reports and generally make a positive contribution, eg. by making a nice sticker available for download that says 'Officially Recognised Debian Contributor (TM)', which contributors worring about their wasted efforts can then stick on their forehead. Cheers, Emile. -- E-Advies - Emile van Bergen emile@e-advies.nl tel. +31 (0)70 3906153 http://www.e-advies.nl
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