On Fri, 12 Jan 2001 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >... > What bothers me most about the delays in the NM queue are their > capriciousness. I got through the process relatively quickly (about three > months or so, a fair time), but others have no such luck. And it is luck, > not [always] lack trying on their part. > > The initial part of the process is fair. People queue up in cronological > order and have their applications selected by one of a pool of possible > application managers. AM's should adjust the number of open cases they're > handling to fit their available free time. If an AM becomes unable to > process an applicant within a reasonable reasonable response time (say > two weeks of overhead beyond delays the fault of the applicant) then the > applicant should be returned to the AM queue. It's not right that one AM
Why is it a problem if an applicant isn't processed within two weeks? What do you want to do if the applicant is simply not skilled enough for becoming a DD? Should he get a new AM every two weeks until even the worst applicant finds an AM that accepts him? > should hold up one applicant while others who applied months later are > getting through. As far as I know, there's no mechanism for an applicant > to be returned to the queue. This can be done by members of the NM-Committee (at least by the Front Desk members). > > You don't need to be a maintainer in order to help Debian. >... > Don't underestimate the importance of being an official developer. > It's true that you can get packages sponsered and "help Debian" without > it, but it can have a large effect on morale. Being an official DD, gives To be more precise: You can do nearly all work you want to do without being an official DD. > me a stronger tie to the project. It affects the way *I feel* about the > work that I do. To me, that's more important than an account or an > email address. Yes, it's a good feeling to have a Debian account. But if it really harms the work you do for Debian if it takes a bit longer until you get your account you should really rethink how important Debian is for you. > Eric cu, Adrian -- A "No" uttered from deepest conviction is better and greater than a "Yes" merely uttered to please, or what is worse, to avoid trouble. -- Mahatma Ghandi