Bug#202303: www.debian.org: /devel/join/newmaint should encourage to contribute before applying
On Thu, Aug 07, 2003 at 08:21:33PM +0200, Josip Rodin wrote:
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> So... post the final wording?
Proposed patch attached.
As tbm said that he liked it I will apply it tomorrow if there aren't
other objections.
Gruesse,
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*** Frank Lichtenheld <frank@lichtenheld.de> ***
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see also: - http://www.usta.de/
- http://fachschaft.physik.uni-karlsruhe.de/Index: newmaint.wml
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RCS file: /cvs/webwml/webwml/english/devel/join/newmaint.wml,v
retrieving revision 1.45
diff -u -r1.45 newmaint.wml
--- newmaint.wml 24 Jul 2003 18:33:57 -0000 1.45
+++ newmaint.wml 10 Aug 2003 20:46:09 -0000
@@ -9,8 +9,13 @@
can find all the details of applying, the process details, and how to track
the progress of ongoing applications.</p>
-<p>If you want to do something for Debian but without becoming a developer,
-there are several other ways <a href="./">in which you can help</a>.
+<p>Please note that it is not necessary to become a developer before
+contributing to Debian. It is actually much more likely that you will be
+accepted if you have contributed a significant amount of work before. Packaging
+software for Debian is not the only way that you can help.
+There is a lot of <a href="./">other work</a>
+that needs to be done that will get you accustomed to Debian, it's developers
+and ways to handle things.</p>
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