Hi all, I'm looking for some feedback on what we've got so far for the Packager Sponsors Responsibility Policy. http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Extras/Schedule/SponsorResponsibilityPolicy --- == Who are Packager Sponsors? === Packager Sponsors are maintainers that have a good record of maintaining packages, doing reviews and assisting others with the processes and procedures of Fedora. Sponsors act as mentors for new contributors to help point them to areas they would like to contribute, assist them with processes and procedures and assist them when they need general guidance. Sponsors also are responsible for fixing mistakes made by their sponsored maintainers if they are unable to do so. Every Fedora package maintainer should have a sponsor. == Make sure the maintainers you sponsor follow guidelines == Sponsors should try and keep up with the doings of their sponsored maintainers. Bugzilla has the ability to let you know via email all activity for a given address. Initial sponsored maintainers should have more scrutiny than long established maintainers with a known record of good efforts. == Help answer maintainers questions == Sponsors should be available to their sponsored maintainers to answer questions. It's up to the sponsor if they wish to be available via IRC, email, bugzilla, mailing list posts, phone or the like. In the event a sponsor is unable to answer a question, they should escalate it to the appropriate list, FESCO, FAB or the like and get an answer passed back. == Fix issues caused by sponsored maintainers == If one of your sponsored maintainers is unable to fix an issue in their package(s), it's up to the sponsor to step in and make the needed fixes. This might include pushing a security update when the maintainer is unavailable, applying a patch, removing a improperly build package, or other time or security sensitive issue. Note that the maintainer should be shown the fix and how to manage the issue moving forward. == Revoking Sponsorship == A sponsor may elect to revoke their sponsorship of a maintainer in rare and extreme situations. These situations might include: A maintainer that no longer wishes to contribute to Fedora, a maintainer that refuses to follow guidelines, or irreconcilable differences between the maintainer and the Sponsor. In this event it is the responsibility of the Sponsor to orphan the maintainers packages, and do any other needed cleanups. == Sponsorship Duration == Sponsorship of a maintainer begins when the Sponsor approves them in the Fedora Account System. Sponsorship of a maintainer ends when that sponsorship is revoked, or when that maintainer themselves becomes a Sponsor. == Who Sponsors the Sponsors? == Once a maintainer has been granted sponsorship status (via a vote of FESCO), that Sponsor will be held accountable by FESCO, and not their previous Sponsor. --- If there is anything you feel is missing, or could be explained better, please reply to this thread (along with any suggested wording). Thanks, /B -- Brian Pepple <bpepple@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/BrianPepple gpg --keyserver pgp.mit.edu --recv-keys 810CC15E BD5E 6F9E 8688 E668 8F5B CBDE 326A E936 810C C15E
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