Hi. Thank you for your replies. I got relief to know this "long waiting queue" issue is rather common to all newcomers.
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Adam Di Carlo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Yes, well, it takes from 4 weeks to 6 months or longer for *all* > people. I agree this should be shorter... Anyhow Debian-JP is *not* > getting singled out. Everyone has this issue. I remeber the mail about 6 months waiting recently on this list. It's surely uncomfortable state which should be avoidable as much as we can. > IF there's not way the guy can get a phone call, I'm afraid there's no > way they can be confirmed and become a developer. Maybe he can get a call on holiday, I suppose. He is only afraid that he can't set time windows to new maitainers team, and he thought that the time of getting the call is unpredictable at all. > According to James, all he says is "it's unlikely to be between 8AM > and 4PM British time on Monday-Friday". > > No one is asking you to sit by the phone for 3 months. But if you can > only be reached at number XX-YYY at the hours of 3-7 GMT on Saturday, > then tell the new maintainers that. Give them time windows that work > for you. Give them a few different numbers and suggested times. I > mean, common sense, people. Thanks for your information. That is what I want to know. > Sure, but put people in the queue. It may take up to 3 months or > longer if you're hard to reach on the phone -- so just plan on that. 3 months or longer ! (sigh) but if it is required condition, all we can do is just to wait in the queue ... > Well, I think it's pretty clear that we need more active people in the > New Maintainer Group. I hereby volunteer (I'm in the US, NYC area, > and only speak English and smidgeons of Spanish, German, and French). I respect the people in the New Maintainer Group including you for their work. I hope there were the one in Japan, but no one can force the current official maintainer in JP to take charge of it,,, > > P.S. > > I think, and hope that the Debian is "open" project. > > It is -- don't get paranoid. The New Maintainer Group is just swamped > a bit. I think it needs more people -- highly trustable people, of > course. I hope the New Maintaier Group can find the highly trustable and active "official" maintainer as their member in Japan, or somewhere in the far-east area. -- Taketoshi Sano: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>