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Re: Debian needs a "mentor" for new maintainers

all, prepare for a nice me-too type message :)

> >>>>> "Fernando" == Fernando  <alegre@saturn.superlink.net> writes:
> 
>     Fernando> The recent discussion about non-free/contrib made me
>     Fernando> think that Debian needs a "mentor" for new
>     Fernando> maintainers. The job of this person would be:
> 
> *snip*
> 
> You know, I've just recently become a developer (within the past 2
> months), and I finally put the finishing touches on my first real
> package -- gimp.
> I couldn't have done any of it without the help of *my* mentors over
> on irc.linpeople.org in #Debian -- I really and truly believe that the
> IRC way of training can't be beat.
> 
> How about making #Debian official? I'd love to help new developers
> learn about making packages, policy, and more. 


I'd just like to point out that IRC is also good for user support.  At times 
far better than debian-user, because on IRC you get instant feedback to your 
ideas.  If the question isn't clear, you can ask for more details, and get 
them immediately.  This is especially true for first-time installation and 
configuration.  I've helped quite a number of people to install debian for the 
first time, and  I am sure I saved them quite a lot of trouble and 
frustration, knowing the little quirks of installing debian from being a 
tester of bo disks.
Of course, we also answer all other debian and not so debian-related questions 
:).


Consider this my vote to make #debian the "official" part of Debian :)


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