Date: Mon, 17 Nov 1997 17:24:12 +0100 (MET) From: Eivind Eklund <perhaps@yes.no> To: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Subject: Stealable idea? [c.o.l.a] WANTED: Become a Debian Developer! Debian Mentors are waiting to help you. Message-ID: <199711171624.RAA07453@bitbox.follo.net>
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Would it be an idea to steal the debian idea mentioned below? Setting up something so simple as a mailing-list where somebody could request a mentor (or perhaps just using hackers for this purpose) and a web-page that describe the concept might effectively off-load the mailing lists and increase our development speed a _lot_. Being a developer contact isn't _that_ much work, and would combined with Mark's (?) project database make it much easier to be an external contributor, and hopefully increase development speed quite a bit. Eivind. ------- Start of forwarded message ------- From: Bruce Perens <bruce@debian.org> Subject: WANTED: Become a Debian Developer! Debian Mentors are waiting to help you. Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.announce Date: Sun, 16 Nov 1997 19:15:04 GMT Organization: none Reply-To: Bruce Perens <bruce@debian.org> Message-ID: <pycola.879707705.17183@laulujoutsen.pc.helsinki.fi> Do you want to see your software fly on the Space Shuttle? Want to see it used in classrooms and companies everywhere? Want to give something back for all of the great free software that others have contributed? Want to be part of the best project in the free software world, with lots of smart people to work with? *** BECOME A DEBIAN DEVELOPER *** Be a technical writer, a package maintainer, or a programmer. Now, it's easier than ever to become a Debian developer, because we've set up "mentors" - experienced Debian staff who will guide you through the process. You can meet them on the Debian Mentors mailing list. To subscribe, send a message to debian-mentors-REQUEST@lists.debian.org with the word "subscribe" in the body. About the easiest way to become a developer is to adopt a software package. You can find a list of software packages that need maintainers at ftp://debian.crosslink.net/pub/debian/doc/package-developer/prospective- packages.html You can find more information in our "Developers Corner", at http://www.debian.org/developers_corner.html . Documents here include the Debian Policy Manual and the Debian Packaging Manual, key references for every Debian package maintainer. Thanks Bruce Perens Debian Project Leader - -- Can you get your operating system fixed when you need it? Linux - the supportable operating system. http://www.debian.org/support.html Bruce Perens K6BP bruce@debian.org NEW PHONE NUMBER: 510-620-3502
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