On Sat, Aug 13, 2005 at 02:25:33PM +0200, Marc 'HE' Brockschmidt wrote: > Bartosz Fenski aka fEnIo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > Is there some documentation about becaming AM? > > Not really. The current documentation is very outdated and rewriting > them is already on the todo list of several people (there's even a list > of things that should be included, but it still neds to be written). > > To become an AM, you should send an email to the Front Desk, giving a > short overview about the things you do as developer (and with short I > mean less than 10 lines!). > The requirements for AMs are a bit vague, but the rule of thumb is that > they should have their account for at least 6 months. They should do QA > work on a regular basis, showing their knowledge of the Debian Policy > and Sub-Policies. Sponsoring non-DDs is also important, as that gives > one a good impression of the special problems and needs of new > developers.
I known that it is obvious, but could "understands Free Software" be added? Perhaps with a pointer to http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/ > AMs should have enough time to process applicants, they should be > relatively friendly and calm. It's also important to be able to explain > technical matters reasonably simple and nice, something that not every > DD is apt for. May I read that as "The Application Manager is a good example of how to interact on the social level" ? Cheers Geert Stappers -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
