On ke, 2010-09-15 at 09:26 +0200, Lucas Nussbaum wrote: > If we go for DDs without upload rights, I think that we should be > extremely careful about not transforming this new kind of DDs into > second-class > members of the project. A way to do that is to avoid giving them a name, > and emphasize the fact that they are DDs, not another sub-kind of > project members. The "no upload rights" part would just be a minor > technical distinction. > > Another way to put it is, imagine you are a DC, and are writing your CV. > What should you write about your status in Debian? "Debian Contributor"? > "Debian Developer"? If we create the "Debian Contributor" term, then I'm > sure that for many DCs, it will be difficult to write "Debian Developer" > there (Imposter Syndrome, etc), even if that's what should really be > written, since their contributions to Debian are not less important than > those of other DDs. > > Just leaving it up to DAM to choose a term would not be enough to avoid > that. IMHO, DDs without upload rights should not have any sexy name, and > the distinction between them and DDs with upload rights should only be > made where it's necessary. > > I don't think that the IRC conversation example you gave is a convincing > one. It wouldn't hurt much to write "I'm a DD without upload rights" > instead of "I'm a Debian Contributor" (it's only 6 characters more!).
I fully agree with Lucas. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-vote-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/1284536165.2573.54.ca...@havelock