Sent to Steven separately too.
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Sean B. Palmer, http://inamidst.com/sbp/
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talent and dedication in three levels: Apprentice, Journeyer, and Master.
All these levels are determined by peer certification. These certificates
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or is the author of a useful or technically innovative project. A Journeyer
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documentation, artwork, or other non-code goodies counts too. Ideally, a
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refine the library of free software. While not necessarily the equivalent of
full time, a Journeyer spends a significant amount of time on free
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on, or one that stands out in quality. A Master has command of the tools and
is an excellent programmer. Generally, a Master works equivalent to full
time (or more) on free software. Ideally, a Master writes clearly about the
work and its broader context, and serves as a mentor to others in the free
software community.</description>
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which you would certify someone to remove an existing trust certification.
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with trust users. They have read-only access to Advogato, with the
exceptions of editing their own user profile and posting blog entries.</description>
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