On Wed, Sep 15, 1999 at 02:36:43PM -0400, Kevin Puetz wrote: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: > > > The best way is -- as i requested it serveral times -- ask for bad > > > packages and work on them. > > > > So I just need to register with debian and start hacking on packages > > that > > don't work (well, OK _clean_ fixes to packages that don't work). I'll > > do that > > (goes off to read up on registration rules...) > > > In the mean time, you can always work on packages, and send the > > corresponding patch to someone else who is already a debian > > developper, to the BTS (if the i386 maintainer cares about it), or to > > this list. becoming developper can be a lengthy process. > > OK. That's more what I expected, but the previous posts seemed to imply that > I > should be registered if I was going to muck around in packages. >
No you have to be registered to upload the packages to the repository. Apply for registration will go faster i think if you can show you already did some work, did take over one orphaned package, or any other job. Friendly, Sven LUTHER
