On Tue, 20 Jul 2004 13:10:08 +0200, Peter Holm <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Please point me to a website where all the things, that you mentioned, >are explained in detail and what exactly volunteers can do to help the >security team, so I can decide, on which point I can jump in and help. This was not a joke. If there was a nice howto-like website non-guru debian users could follow the needs of the security team, maybe you would get more help. I am a typical "intermediate" user. I know how to compile kernel and software, getting deeper into it every day, I am constantly reading on with all kinds of tutorials / manuals / books to deepen my knowledge and would be happy to contribute something to the debian project, if it was only following some step-by-step instructions on doing some tests. Following some clear instructions would enable me, and I think lots of other "willing contributors", to help. For me it seems like a lot of work of the debian project is hidden behind a curtain of "higher expertise", not easy to understand what happens behind that curtain. It is not too openly documented, how exactly are all the processes organized and, most importantly, jump-in points for starters are not easily found. Not everbody has the time to follow endless discussions on mailing lists: I need a simply structured website with instructions on "how to help". All the things that you asked me I never knew that the security team has a demand for. In fact, the security team is an extremely "dark corner" of the debian project, I never read anything about it and how it�s work is done. If you need help on that project, why do you make it so hard to step in? Thanks for your attention, Peter -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
