On Tue, 22 Nov 2011 13:26:27 -0600, RS (Richard) wrote: > Also along these lines... > > Perhaps this has been discussed before I'm not aware of it but do we > really need to hold up a package because the submitter needs a > sponsor? > > What I mean by that is, if I'm not misunderstanding the process, that > a person who submits their first package must be sponsored before that > package can be accepted into Fedora. So basically we're holding up a > package that may be very desirable to others until the packager has > proven themselves. Dubious. Any examples available? A "very desirable" package would likely receive lots of reviews, lots of interest in co-maintaining it, and lots of advertizing on a relevant mailing-list in Fedora space. > Does this make sense? If the package has made it to an acceptable > state, should it not be accepted regardless of the packagers sponsor > status? Fire'n'forget? Please, no. Even properly sponsored packagers have left the project without prior warning. And a couple of others have show the desire to include a package in the Fedora collection without being the ones to maintain it. That won't work. It may be considered a hurdle, but if you really wish to join the Fedora packagers, it isn't so difficult to do that. -- devel mailing list devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/devel
