Re: HELP!!! New Maint App Process

2002-10-26 Thread Deva Seetharam
Thanks for all your tips/hints/suggestions/advice. the package Simulpic is an existing a debian package and it has been orphaned. i am just trying to adopt it. since i used it a lot, i fixed a few bugs and upgraded it to current version of the microcontroller it was simulating. i agree it is

Re: HELP!!! New Maint App Process

2002-10-26 Thread Duncan Findlay
On Fri, Oct 25, 2002 at 10:19:43PM -0500, Steve Langasek wrote: On Fri, Oct 25, 2002 at 06:38:41PM -0400, Duncan Findlay wrote: 1. how does one get an advocate? The best way is to package a piece of software, and make the packages available somewhere. Apply to be a NM, and post a message

Re: HELP!!! New Maint App Process

2002-10-26 Thread Deva Seetharam
It might also be the fact that you asked this about one and a half day ago, and honestly, what response time do you expect? i agree i was impatient. however, as i see from the description and the mailing list archives, the process doesnt seem to be well-organized. or such a disorganization

HELP!!! New Maint App Process

2002-10-25 Thread Deva Seetharam
Hi, i am interested in becoming a new maintainer. i understand that i need an advocate to recommend my application. unfortunately i dont know any of the existing developers to be my advocate. so i posted a message on mentors and newmaint mailing lists requesting someone to be my advocate. i

Re: HELP!!! New Maint App Process

2002-10-25 Thread Lukas Geyer
Deva Seetharam [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: i am interested in becoming a new maintainer. i understand that i need an advocate to recommend my application. unfortunately i dont know any of the existing developers to be my advocate. so i posted a message on mentors and newmaint mailing lists

Re: HELP!!! New Maint App Process

2002-10-25 Thread Marc Haber
On Fri, 25 Oct 2002 13:52:43 -0400 (EDT), Deva Seetharam [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: i am interested in becoming a new maintainer. i understand that i need an advocate to recommend my application. unfortunately i dont know any of the existing developers to be my advocate. so i posted a message on

Re: HELP!!! New Maint App Process

2002-10-25 Thread Osamu Aoki
Hi, On Fri, Oct 25, 2002 at 01:52:43PM -0400, Deva Seetharam wrote: Hi, i am interested in becoming a new maintainer. i understand that i need an advocate to recommend my application. unfortunately i don't know any of the existing developers to be my advocate. so i posted a message on

Re: HELP!!! New Maint App Process

2002-10-25 Thread Duncan Findlay
On Fri, Oct 25, 2002 at 01:52:43PM -0400, Deva Seetharam wrote: Hi, i am interested in becoming a new maintainer. i understand that i need an advocate to recommend my application. unfortunately i dont know any of the existing developers to be my advocate. so i posted a message on mentors

Re: HELP!!! New Maint App Process

2002-10-25 Thread Michael Cardenas
On Fri, Oct 25, 2002 at 06:38:41PM -0400, Duncan Findlay wrote: On Fri, Oct 25, 2002 at 01:52:43PM -0400, Deva Seetharam wrote: ... 1. how does one get an advocate? The best way is to package a piece of software, and make the packages available somewhere. Apply to be a NM, and post a

Re: HELP!!! New Maint App Process

2002-10-25 Thread Darren Salt
I demand that Duncan Findlay may or may not have written... On Fri, Oct 25, 2002 at 01:52:43PM -0400, Deva Seetharam wrote: [snip] 1. how does one get an advocate? The best way is to package a piece of software, and make the packages available somewhere. And, preferably, package it because

Re: HELP!!! New Maint App Process

2002-10-25 Thread Steve Langasek
On Fri, Oct 25, 2002 at 06:38:41PM -0400, Duncan Findlay wrote: 1. how does one get an advocate? The best way is to package a piece of software, and make the packages available somewhere. Apply to be a NM, and post a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] asking for a sponsor. A sponsor will take a

Re: HELP!!! New Maint App Process

2002-10-25 Thread Deva Seetharam
Thanks for all your tips/hints/suggestions/advice. the package Simulpic is an existing a debian package and it has been orphaned. i am just trying to adopt it. since i used it a lot, i fixed a few bugs and upgraded it to current version of the microcontroller it was simulating. i agree it is

Re: HELP!!! New Maint App Process

2002-10-25 Thread Duncan Findlay
On Fri, Oct 25, 2002 at 10:19:43PM -0500, Steve Langasek wrote: On Fri, Oct 25, 2002 at 06:38:41PM -0400, Duncan Findlay wrote: 1. how does one get an advocate? The best way is to package a piece of software, and make the packages available somewhere. Apply to be a NM, and post a message

Re: HELP!!! New Maint App Process

2002-10-25 Thread Deva Seetharam
It might also be the fact that you asked this about one and a half day ago, and honestly, what response time do you expect? i agree i was impatient. however, as i see from the description and the mailing list archives, the process doesnt seem to be well-organized. or such a disorganization

HELP!!! New Maint App Process

2002-10-25 Thread Deva Seetharam
Hi, i am interested in becoming a new maintainer. i understand that i need an advocate to recommend my application. unfortunately i dont know any of the existing developers to be my advocate. so i posted a message on mentors and newmaint mailing lists requesting someone to be my advocate. i

Re: HELP!!! New Maint App Process

2002-10-25 Thread Lukas Geyer
Deva Seetharam [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: i am interested in becoming a new maintainer. i understand that i need an advocate to recommend my application. unfortunately i dont know any of the existing developers to be my advocate. so i posted a message on mentors and newmaint mailing lists

Re: HELP!!! New Maint App Process

2002-10-25 Thread Marc Haber
On Fri, 25 Oct 2002 13:52:43 -0400 (EDT), Deva Seetharam [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: i am interested in becoming a new maintainer. i understand that i need an advocate to recommend my application. unfortunately i dont know any of the existing developers to be my advocate. so i posted a message on

Re: HELP!!! New Maint App Process

2002-10-25 Thread Osamu Aoki
Hi, On Fri, Oct 25, 2002 at 01:52:43PM -0400, Deva Seetharam wrote: Hi, i am interested in becoming a new maintainer. i understand that i need an advocate to recommend my application. unfortunately i don't know any of the existing developers to be my advocate. so i posted a message on

Re: HELP!!! New Maint App Process

2002-10-25 Thread Duncan Findlay
On Fri, Oct 25, 2002 at 01:52:43PM -0400, Deva Seetharam wrote: Hi, i am interested in becoming a new maintainer. i understand that i need an advocate to recommend my application. unfortunately i dont know any of the existing developers to be my advocate. so i posted a message on mentors

Re: HELP!!! New Maint App Process

2002-10-25 Thread Michael Cardenas
On Fri, Oct 25, 2002 at 06:38:41PM -0400, Duncan Findlay wrote: On Fri, Oct 25, 2002 at 01:52:43PM -0400, Deva Seetharam wrote: ... 1. how does one get an advocate? The best way is to package a piece of software, and make the packages available somewhere. Apply to be a NM, and post a

Re: HELP!!! New Maint App Process

2002-10-25 Thread Darren Salt
I demand that Duncan Findlay may or may not have written... On Fri, Oct 25, 2002 at 01:52:43PM -0400, Deva Seetharam wrote: [snip] 1. how does one get an advocate? The best way is to package a piece of software, and make the packages available somewhere. And, preferably, package it because

Re: HELP!!! New Maint App Process

2002-10-25 Thread Steve Langasek
On Fri, Oct 25, 2002 at 06:38:41PM -0400, Duncan Findlay wrote: 1. how does one get an advocate? The best way is to package a piece of software, and make the packages available somewhere. Apply to be a NM, and post a message to debian-mentors@lists.debian.org asking for a sponsor. A sponsor