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Re: Debian needs a "mentor" for new maintainers

I think your perceptions here are correct. My only question is whether you
are ready for the job of mentor yet, or if you should encourage someone else
to take up the role first.

	Thanks

	Bruce

From: alegre@saturn.superlink.net (Fernando)
> The recent discussion about non-free/contrib made me think that Debian needs
> a "mentor" for new maintainers. The job of this person would be:
> 
>    1) Point new maintainers to the appropriate document which solves their
>       question.
> 
>    2) Inform them of unwritten policy decissions which have been discussed
>       before they joined.
> 
>    3) Give them a general orientation of Debian/SPI internal organization and
>       goals, including an informal "who's who in Debian" overview. [I mean
>       telling them who is the key people, not who is every maintainer].
> 
>    4) Write a document for the specific purpose of orienting new maintainers,
>       kind of a "new maintainers FAQ".
> 
>    5) Point them to the appropriate discussion list for which their material
>       is relevant. This could include giving them some general rules of
>       ettiquete they would be encouraged to follow.
> 
>    6) Provide them with a "point of reference" to whom they could address
>       their questions before making everybody sick of seeing the same thing
>       posted 1000 times a month.
> 
> This person would not have any authority, he/she will just give some
> documented advice. Maintainers would be always free to bypass the mentor
> and contact any person or post into any mailing list. Nevertheless, I think
> this "mentor" would have some positive influence in new maintainers and
> in the good functioning of Debian in general.
> 
> I volunteer for the job if you think it is a good idea and nobody objects.
> I joined Debian two years ago. Unfortunately, I have had very little time
> to dedicate to it so far. However, I have silently followed discussions
> in the mailing lists, except for some "blackout periods" in which all my
> mail was redirected to /dev/null. I am now in the transition from passive
> involvement to active involvement. And I am learning fast that they are not
> the same thing :-). I think I understand well the basic points of Debian, but
> this job would help me learn many details which are harder to grasp, and I
> would like to pass that knowledge to others so that everyone benefits from it.
> 
> Please let me know what you think about it.
> 
> Thanks,
> 	Fernando
> 
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