On Thu, Nov 09, 2000 at 08:49:39PM -0600, Cesar Mendoza wrote: > > On Fri, Nov 10, 2000 at 01:20:38AM +0000, James Troup wrote: > > Hi, > > > > The primary and vastly preferred[1] method of passing the ID check is > > to have a Debian developer's signature on your key. Please always > > check to see if it's possible for your applicant to get his key signed > > by meeting another developer (the web pages give some tips about > > this). Obviously if your applicant is our first developer from the > > Antarctic, then it'll be infeasible to require him to get his key > > signed, but I'm seeing far too many applicants in, e.g. major > > American cities where I know there are other developers, falling back > > on the scanned ID thing without even trying to find someone to sign > > their key. In the future, I'm going to start throwing such reports > > back at AMs, and asking them to try to get the applicant to get his > > key signed[2]. > > > > But, Is three a way to point people to Developers around they area? or > they have to ask on debian-devel. >
I normally ask my applicants where they are located and then do a search for them on db.debian.org and email them back with potential people in their area who they should contact. I don't tell them where (or how nearby) those other maintainers are just that they are 'nearby' and they should try their damndest to get their key signed. Anand
