On Thu, Sep 04, 2003 at 05:54:49PM +1000, Matthew Palmer wrote: > OK, having watched the same questions come past regularly, I've finally > bitten the bullet and put a bit of a FAQ together for this list. I'd > appreciate comments and more questions and answers.
> http://people.debian.org/~mpalmer/debian-mentors_FAQ.html Thanks, good shot. Things I am missing: * Section "How do I get a sponsor for my package?" should explicitely note that we are not interested (a lot) in the binary package but in the source package, i.e. dsc and diff.gz. * debian-mentors frequently gets posts from people who are mixing up "sponsor" and "advocate" and the time-line. It would be nice if the FAQ could explain this, especially the time-line: 1. Package stuff 2. Find a DD who checks and uploads it for you, this is called "sponsoring" an upload/a package. (newbie nevertheless is responsible for maintaining the package) 3. Keep the package in shape, fix bugs, make new uploads with your sponsor. 4. Decide whether you want to become a DD and do more work for Debian, if no just continue with 3. 5. So you want to become DD. ;-) First thing you need is a DD who testifies for you, i.e. basically has the opinion that you are doing good work and would like you to become a DD. This is called "advocate". As he has to have some idea _what_ you did it is not sensible to just ask on debian-mentors for an advocate. It has to be somebody who has worked together with you, the DD who previously acted as your sponsor is a natural choice. Once you have an advocate you can start the NM-process. cu andreas -- "See, I told you they'd listen to Reason," [SPOILER] Svfurlr fnlf, fuhggvat qbja gur juveyvat tha. Neal Stephenson in "Snow Crash"
