-=| gregor herrmann, Mon, Aug 03, 2009 at 11:33:33PM +0200 |=- > After the BOF at DebConf about finding and integrating new members > [0] I wrote a draft for a wiki page targetting potential new pkg-perl > contributors. Thanks! I have some tweaks to offer. Accepting them is left to your discretion. > Welcome to the Debian Perl Group > > You are considering to join the Debian Perl Group or were just added to the > group on Alioth? Then this page should help you with your decision and your s/group/project/; # avoid repetition of "group" > first steps. > > What the Debian Perl Group can offer > > * "Free sponsors" -- there are always some Debian Developers around who are > willing to review and upload packages. s/Free/Easy/ > * "Free advice and mentoring" -- working in a team means that there > are > others who can be asked for advice on "tricky" packaging questions and who > can mentor you if you are new to packaging. s/Free/Friendly/ "Free" sounds too much like an advertisement to me. > Potential questions > > * Do I have to be a Perl hacker? -- No, a basic familiarity with Perl is of > course necessary but packaging is different from writing code. Of course s/Of course/Naturally/; # avoid repeating "of course" > you shouldn't be running away screaming when you see Perl code > while > trying to triage a bug or write a simple patch. > * Do I need to have prior packaging experience? -- No, you just need to be > willing to do some reading and learn all this stuff. It might look scary > at the beginning but Perl packages are usually not that complicated and > you get help if needed. s/you get/you can easily get/ > * Do I need to commit myself for working X hours per week for the > next 42 > years? -- No, although it's not appreciated if someone injects a pile of s/No/Yes, please send us a signed contract certified by a notary/; #yes, joking :) > packages into our repository and then vanishes, it's fine to have periods > of more and less time and interest, and personal priorities can also > change to other areas in Debian (or even outside :)). All contributions, > also small ones, are welcome. * Do I have to maintain all of your thousand packages? -- It is up to you. Maintaining them all is not that hard, but it is also fine if you are only interested in a couple of packages. Thanks again! -- dam
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