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Re: DM application of Greg Beam



Am Mittwoch, den 22.10.2014, 14:50 -0600 schrieb ki7mt:
> Hello All,
> 
> This is my declaration of intent to become a Debian Maintainer
> <URL:http://wiki.debian.org/DebianMaintainer>.
> 
> I have read the Social Contract, Debian Free Software Guidelines and
> Debian Machine Usage Policy and agree with all of them.
> 
> Currently, I am taking over maintaining packages < wsjt, wsjtx > and
> adding new packages < jtsdk, kvasd-installer, wspr, map65 and wsprx >.
> 
> My GnuPG key < 0DA2F991 > is *not* signed by an Debian Developer yet,
> due to geographical locations of DD's, but an active search has begun.
> 
> I look forward to becoming a Debian Maintainer. Thanks for your attention.
> 
> 
> Best Regards,
> 
> Greg Beam, KI7MT
> 
Hi Greg,

It's great that you apply for becoming a Debian Maintainer. 
However, according to [1] you are new to Debian. To avoid disappointment
-- I need indicate to you that the DM process is a little different as
you might have imagined: You need first to do some work in Debian and
then after a while contributing to Debian, usually when your sponsor
suggests it to you, you will apply for DM status. 

So I suggest to read  https://www.debian.org/devel/join/ and 
maybe http://mentors.debian.net/intro-maintainers for information how to
get your packages sponsored. (I also usually hang there around to
sponsor people. Don't hesitate to ping me if you have something to
sponsor ;-) 

It seems to me that you might be also interested in getting contact with
https://wiki.debian.org/DebianHams, I'm pretty sure they will welcome
you and also help you with your contributions. Becoming DM wil be then
the second step. So its already a good idea to get you key signed!

So, please feel welcome and be encouraged to contribute to Debian.

[1] http://portfolio.debian.net/result?email=ki7mt%40yahoo.com&name=Greg
+Beam&gpgfp=&username=&nonddemail=ki7mt%
40yahoo.com&aliothusername=&wikihomepage=&forumsid=&mode=html&submit=Build+Debian+Member+Portfolio+URLs

-- 
tobi



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