Hi all, I'm processing my first new developer at the moment. Everything has checked out so far so I'm not concerned about his identity. However I asked him for his gpg key signed by a current developer and a scanned image of his drivers licence or passport. He sent them to me but he said that he had been told on #debian-devel that either the gpg key OR a scanned id was required. I checked around and found conflicting information.
From: http://www.debian.org/devel/join/nm-step2 The prospective applicant must be able to produce two items: 1. A digital GPG public key, suitable for inclusion on a key-ring. 2. An image file of an appropriate piece of photo-identification when required (see Conditions below). From: http://www.debian.org/devel/join/nm-amchecklist If the applicant supplies a public key which has been signed by a current member of Debian, then the identification process is complete. Only if the key is not signed by any current Debian member, the additional photo-ID of the applicant will be required. Please refer the Identification page in the checklist. FWIW I think both items should be required unless there are extraordinary circumstances eg the prospective developer is staying in Mir ;) Unless there is a firm decision that both items aren't required, I will insist on getting both from anyone I process. cheers, johno
