Hello, > > You claim that if someone spends just as much time translating Debian as > > someone else does on packaging software, the first one shouldn't become a > > DD and the second one does? I disagree firmly. > > Packaging is the essential work and everyone involved into Debian must > be able to do the basic things. You don't go to military just to sit > around and do office work - everyone has to go trough basic training. I disagree. Maintaining the webpages, doing translations and stuff like this is of equal importance to the project. If you hire a Web Designer for your software producing company, you don't require him to have programming abilities? Thats what division of labour is all about.
> > (and can demonstrate this in a variety of ways, including a debian.org > > email address). And that you can influence its direction when there's a > > Aha, that's what it is all about. Demonstrate the "beeing a VIP". No, not VIP. Its about feeling to be a part of the project, its about being able to "influence its direction when there's a vote up". Would you ever feel a real citizen of a state if you were not allowed to vote? > The outcome of the votes mostly affects... whom? Right, the packagers, > or at least people that know what it is all about. For the same reasons > Debian policy is not written by lawyers or philosophers. The outcome affects the project. I think translators, webpage maintainers and others are part of the project. Greetings Ben (who is no Debian Developer himself and hates to do documenting and translating) -- Please do not sent any email to the [EMAIL PROTECTED] - all email not originating from the mailing list will be deleted automatically. Use the reply to address instead. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
