Hi. Matt Kraai ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote*: >[Please CC me, as I'm not on debian-mentors.] Voluntary.
>Thomas Viehmann wrote: >> Aside from the results of the thread that followed (discuss with web people >> who >> maintain WNPP lists etc.), I still think it uneccessarily lowers visibility >> of RFSs. > >How's that? Rather than being available in the archives of >debian-mentors, a list of packages awaiting sponsorship will be >available on the web and in the WNPP report. I'd guess that there are more debian-developers (potential sponsors) subscribed to debian-mentors than the wnpp package. >> Also: What are the harms of the current system? If anyone wants to (and some >> people >> do), they can always send a mail to the ITP announcing they're now in the >> process of >> seeking a sponsor. > >Developers have to search the archives of debian-mentors to see if >the package is still being developed or is awaiting a sponsor. >Why use a BTS instead of reporting bugs to a mailing list? 1. Again, the same thing can be achieved by following up the ITP with "I'm done packaging, need a sponsor." 2. Sponsoring often seems not to be "here is my perfect package, can you upload", but rather "can you please take a look at my package" and then the sponsorship request follows after some time. 3. Seeking sponsorship should be a short period. Thus I don't by the "have to search the list archives" arguement. (If, however, there's a dozen developers here that say "oh, I'm searching the d-m archives every day because RFSs don't appear in wnpp", I'll happily retreat on that claim.) 4. I think that [1] is precedence for "list works out better than some web page". 5. More a question than a point: How come you're so keen on reforming the sponsorship system when you're not presently subscribed to d-m? Basically, I think sponsorship is more interactive than the typical bug report, thus I think the debian-mentors list is doing a good job. You can, of course, argue that I can always mail the list for "here's my 203rd attempt to find a sponsor", but then one can just stick with the list in the first place. In summary, while I do think there are some disadvantages to the proposal, I don't care too much. I believe though, that your time (and possibly others needing to help you) is better spent otherwise. Cheers T. 1. http://www.internatif.org/bortzmeyer/debian/sponsor/
