Re: [nm-admin] Identification step in the current scheme (Re: Fear the new maintainer process)
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Folks,
I have been reading this thread for far too long....
Point and counter-point; Feignt and thrust; Whine and counter-whine....
I just recently exited the NM que. I had to jump through all the hoops.
And you know what? I agreed with every one of them, _including_ the
photo ID thingie....
If a person wants to join the project, IMHO they should have done
Much Reading(tm) of the founding/policy/etc documents. They should
learn at least part of what Debian is and how it operates.
During this reading, they should have read the New maintainer's Guide,
which outlines just _how_ to apply. This documents lists all the required
steps (sans response-time limits, but that's another thread).
Would it be unreasonable to expect a NM to have taken the time to prepare
to complete all of these steps _before_ transmitting their application?
Would this not reduce their time spent "in the que"?
IIRC, I satisfied _every_ step in my first transmission.
I was asked to re-sign my photo-ID with an attatched sig, as opposed
to a detatched, but that is really not the point.
[Should attatched sig format not be clarified in the NMG?]
And why should we not be required to provide a photo ID?
IMHO, it provides an element of traceability, as pointed out earlier
(several times, as a matter of fact) in this thread, and a bit of a
deterrent to Evil Doers(tm).
I might make an honest error in a package I create through
ignorance/laziness/whatever. I would accept responsibility for such a
blunder. Hence, no fear of providing ID.
But I damned sure wouldn't _intentionally_ upload something Evil under
_my_own_name_, where I can be traced and BuStEd for it. And since
the project has my name, address, phone number, picture, underwear size,
condom size, etc.... You get the idea, I'm sure. :^)
As one who survived the NM process, I fail to see what all the hubbub
and brouhaha is about. I went through the process in six weeks from
the time I got the idea to join until my first login to auric.
So, to Dale, Troup, and friends, a tip o' the hat to you all! :^)
Well done!
As to whether or not the old maintainers should have to provide a
photo ID and all that other stuff, I don't really care. The folks
who've been around here for years have (for the most part :^) already
earned their trust from the community. We NMs have yet to do so....
So, IMHO, the photo-ID thingie in not a Bad Thing, but a Good Thing.
Just my $0.02....
Cheers!
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