I would like to do something small if possible, and as I understand it, there is a way so that I can help someone? I don't think I have the ability to do a package on my own. Other thoughts?
Jake On Sun, 26 Dec 2004 11:18:12 +1100, Matthew Palmer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sat, Dec 25, 2004 at 06:11:30PM -0500, Jake Spieker wrote: > > 2. What does becoming a debian maintainer entail? > > A fair bit. Peruse the debian-mentors FAQ at > http://people.debian.org/~mpalmer/debian-mentors_FAQ.html for a bit of an > idea of some of the basics (but be warned that what's in there is really > only the tip of the iceberg). > > > Would I need to know any programming/scripting? > > If you want to maintain packages, you'll almost certainly need some level of > scripting ability, and (depending on the package) probably some level of > programming knowledge (unless you maintain only documentation-type > packages). There are plenty of things that don't require programming > skills, though. > > > How much time is involved? > > As much time as you're willing to commit. As a rough guide, I spend roughly > 60 hours a month on my involvement with Debian. That's more than just > package maintenance, though -- it includes my involvement with mailing > lists, sponsorship, working as an AM, and package maintenance. If you add > the time I've committed to upstream maintenance of software that I also > package (libapache-mod-auth-mysql and IRM, for the terminally curious), that > hour count roughly doubles (though I get paid for my work on IRM, so it > probably doesn't really count). > > - Matt > > > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
