Re: Proposed patches for NM templates
Tiago Bortoletto Vaz dijo [Thu, Jul 02, 2009 at 10:07:21PM -0300]:
> > Why? I happily researched all the questions during the NM process
> > before writing my responses, even for the questions i felt that i
> > already had answers to. It was an opportunity to conduct a deliberate
> > exploration of useful details, led by a helpful guide.
>
> I just bad expressed myself here. I meant questions I would *only* be able to
> say something about if I did a research. In other words, I think it's important
> to give the AM my previous/current experiences, even if it's next to zero.
>
> Imagine I've written in my first NM email I want to become a DD because I want
> to package libraries. Then I answer in a good way all the questions regarding
> libraries - by doing some research, because I've never did it before. So, don't
> you think is missing something here? For someone who wants to become a DD
> mainly to work in i18n infrastrucure, it would be ok just knowing the nice
> steps for packaging libraries. For prospective library packagers, it's not
> enough IMO. However, the questions by themselves don't make any difference
> between the one who knows and the one who really knows by previous experiences
> a given subject.
Ummm... Well, you are supposed to get to the questions _after_
verifying the applicant is already contributing in a meaningful way to
Debian. So far, part of what I do prior to getting to P&P is to check
their current activity and to talk with at least one person they have
interacted with to see how their technical work is.
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