> On 17.12.2008 15:10, Paul Howarth wrote: >> Jon Ciesla wrote: >>>> 2008/12/16 Patrice Dumas <pertusus@xxxxxxx>: >>>>> Hello, >>>>> >>>>> I am leaving fedora (though not EPEL), and since I have been quite >>>>> vocal in the last months, I thought it would deserve some >>>>> explanation. >>>>> All that follows is highly subjective, and I don't think it >>>>> should lead to much discussion, and since it is very subjective, I >>>>> won't give names or facts to prove what I say, these are my feelings. >>>> Just cannot believe in my eyes. Worst news. >>>> My sponsor, please stay. :( >>> Do we need to work out a sponsorship transfer? Not sure what the >>> policy >>> is for this sort of thing. >> I think there are a lot of people in this position, e.g. many people >> (myself included) lost their sponsor when Elliot Lee left. > > The real question is: How long do you have to keep any eye on somebody > you sponsored? That should get answered before the question "Who takes > over the sponsor burden if the sponsor doesn't do it properly or leaves" > gets discussed. > > The answer to the first question afaics depends on the person that is > being sponsored. I for example stopped watching cwickert after just a > few weeks or months, as I got the impression that he found its way into > the project properly and can work on his own (he was made sponsor a few > months later). But other people that are less involved/active I'd say it > important to watch them for longer time-frames. But it's IMHO definitely > shouldn't be a life-time job IMHO ;-) Exactly, it's important to watch people early on, but once you get past an initial period and have a person's cluefulness demonstrated, there's really no need. Maybe some of the Orphans would be good sponsor material. Some might not, and should have a new sponsor. FESCO fodder? > Cu > knurd > > -- > fedora-devel-list mailing list > fedora-devel-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-devel-list > -- in your fear, speak only peace in your fear, seek only love -d. bowie -- fedora-devel-list mailing list fedora-devel-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-devel-list
