Petter wrote: > I have not confirmed that this procedure will work, but here is my > suggestions anyway. > > - The Alioth system administrators have asked for help several times. > Get in touch with them and check what exactly they need help with. > Do a good job helping them, and prove that way your abilities as a > system administrator. Next, contact the new maintainer frontdesk > and ask how the NM process fit your skill set and interest, and go > through the process to become a official Debian Developer.
Given that it takes up to two years to process an applicant answering standard questions from templates, how long is it likely to take to process someone through a custom process? Possibly less time if the applicant doesn't get hung up on difficult questions, but probably more; and the customization won't scale. And can we be sure that the applicant will be subjected to pointless busywork this way (to test his tolerance for Debian's institution of people carelessly wasting one another's time)? Another thing: According to my AM, the applicant's prior work can't be used to prove his competence because the Front Desk and the DAM can't be bothered to look at that work. How do we ensure that applicants on the "custom" track will be subjected to similar obtuseness? Perhaps there should be a checklist to ensure a level playing field. [] Find something that he doesn't know and tell him to go away if he doesn't know it [] Ignore the applicant's past work in Debian [] Make the applicant rephrase "ยง6.4: Summary of ways maintainer scripts are called" in his own words [] Make the applicant wait for months for no particular reason [] Blame the applicant for above delays Seriously though, Jerome, I'd advise you not to get your hopes up too high. Here's the experience of Debian's newest DD: Received application 2004-04-21 > [...] > Application Manager recommends to DAM Approved on 2004-07-12 > FD checks completeness of report Approved on 2006-02-21 by Marc > Brockschmidt (he) > DAM Approval Approved on 2006-03-20 by Joerg Jaspert > (joerg) -- Thomas Hood
