> [...] Don't expect anyone to join > debian just to do the odd jobs and wanting to be "a slave to Debian". And > don't think that telling people "the contribution you want to offer is not > needed, please do the stuff we don't like" is a successful way of getting > anywhere.
>-----Original Message----- >From: Chad Miller [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >Sent: Tuesday, January 28, 2003 7:11 AM >To: Thomas Viehmann >Cc: debian-mentors >Subject: Re: How to be a great Debian Developer > >I guess that depends on what I consider "success". > >I don't want to send away good developers, but in my estimation when >four people join, the first is productive, the second is an obstacle, and >the third and forth (who could have been productive) are stuck cleaning >up after the second. > >I really want a way to avoid #2. I fear there isn't one, though. > > - chad Hey I've offer to be a "slave" to Debian but no one seems to be taking me seriously. I'll write man pages, clean up code, test, whatever, I just need some guidance in the right direction. The way I look at it, the more exposure I get, the more I learn. The more I learn through doing the grunt work then maybe I get better can move to more of a developer and then someone else can pick up the grunt work. Barry deFreese NTS Technology Services Manager Nike Team Sports (949)-616-4005 [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Technology doesn't make you less stupid; it just makes you stupid faster." Jerry Gregoire - Former CIO at Dell -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
