>>>>> "RF" == Romain Francoise <rom...@orebokech.com> writes: RF> You don't need to become a Debian Developer if you just want to RF> maintain a single package, you can simply create the package and RF> find a sponsor (an existing Debian Developer) who has an interest in RF> the software and is willing to upload it to the archive for you.
I see. I'll CC all the powerpoint related packages I know of to see if anybody's interested in helping RFP: ppsei -- extract images from Microsoft PowerPoint Documents (PPS/PPT) http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=532553 get into Debian. I can (learn to make, and then) provide the archive, if necessary. Thanks. RF> The sponsor takes responsibility for the quality of the package and RF> becomes your "mentor", so it had better be someone you have a good RF> working relationship with. RF> The next step for people who have been maintaining packages through RF> sponsoring for some time is to apply for Debian Maintainer status RF> and get direct archive access for their packages, but it requires RF> having a key signed by one or more Debian Developers. (That reminds me, I got "gnuemacs" into their internal "exptools" at Bell Labs ~1991, though I had two henchmen do the actual maintaining.) RF> Debian Developer status is the last step: being granted access to RF> the whole archive, the Debian servers, etc. This requires going RF> through the NM process, which can take from 3 days to 3 years RF> depending on circumstances. I see, well no need for fumblefingers me to get that far. OK, thanks. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-wnpp-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
