On Mon, 2006-05-15 at 22:04 -0500, Christoph Berg wrote: [ . . . ]
> Here's my proposal: > > +--------- > | Introduce an intermediate role "Debian Maintainer" (DM). > | Summary: is allowed to upload packages already in the archive by himself. > | Needs sponsoring for new packages, no vote rights. Can either proceed to > | become DD or stay a DM. > +--------- Limiting voting rights seems a step in the wrong direction. Doesn't debian want more enfranchisement rather that less? > The intention is to create an intermediate role that people can get in > easier/earlier that allows them to learn. The expectation is that some > people will stay here if they are happy with uploading their packages. > At the same time, the people applying for "full" DD are more > experienced, and hence create less load on AMs. Most non-capable > candidates will be filtered out in the DM checks. At the same time, > people get (restricted) upload rights earlier, such that the following > DD process does not delay them that much from working on their packages. Is there a way to reduce administration and bureaucracy rather than expand it? I am astonished at the backlog in the New Maintainer database, but maybe I am naive. Jeremiah -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
