On Mon, Jun 11, 2012 at 10:59:53PM +0200, Arno Töll wrote: > even more, becoming DM seems more and more understood as a suggested and > advised procedure towards a full DD status. I do not think this is how > the original endorsement was meant. > > Moreover, at least that's my impression from hanging around in Mentoring > mailing lists and channels, many people (and by people I mean primarily > developer not involved in sponsoring) also consider the DM status as a > "DD light" version, advocated to people who are known as advanced > packagers. > I did this several times on #-mentors and I'll do it again. http://wiki.debian.org/DebianMaintainer The opening paragraphs: "It is highly recommended to be a Debian Maintainer before applying to the Debian New Maintainers process to become an official Debian Developer". http://wiki.debian.org/DebianDeveloper "Becoming a Debian Developer": "You should be a Debian Maintainer for six months before applying to the Debian New Member Process". http://www.debian.org/devel/join/newmaint "It is highly recommended that you become familiar with the role of Debian Maintainer and apply for this role before applying to become a Debian Developer." While these words do not mean "DM status is needed *only* for prospective DDs", it is easy to imply that. -- WBR, wRAR
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