Russ Allbery <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I wish that AMs could spend even *more* time per applicant than is > currently spent following the standard templates. Marc was my AM and > did a T&S evaluation based on solving real problems in Debian While that sounds great, it sounds more of a mentor role than an AM role to me. The problem is an AM doesn't get to choose their NM and there can often be a great mis-match of skills.
Think of two AMs, one knows perl and the other C network daemons. And then two applicants, again with same skills. You have a 50/50 chance of aligning the skills, and in some ways more importantly, the interest of the AM and NM. MJ Ray <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 2. a few DDs (any AMs?) pre-date the NM process and maybe wouldn't > pass it - it's debatable whether that means that the DD shouldn't be a > DD, or that the NM process is testing the wrong things. That's one of the biggest problems of it, to me the process is too difficult and is "picket fencing" where you ignore some parts of being a Debian maintainer but then plunge deep into some esoteric questions. Other than I needed it to check the applicants answers, I could of done my work in Debian without knowing most of the T&S stuff. I doubt that I'm unique. > I also suggest that such AM-mentoring is inefficient and borders on > improper, like a teacher examining (rather than merely testing) their I agree with that sentiment. I have been an AM and still are a mentor, but never both at the same time. A mentor to me is more of a guide, the AM is more of a gatekeeper. - Craig -- Craig Small GnuPG:1C1B D893 1418 2AF4 45EE 95CB C76C E5AC 12CA DFA5 http://www.enc.com.au/ csmall at : enc.com.au http://www.debian.org/ Debian GNU/Linux, software should be Free -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
