On Thu, Jan 31, 2013 at 09:23:54PM -0800, Ben Pfaff wrote: > Now, it seems to be a long and comparatively difficult > process that involves demonstrating a relatively high level of > technical competence. I wonder whether young people find this > intimidating.
I do not want to discuss the need for proving technical skills (which is IMHO evident) but rather like to stress the fact that it is also some proof of the person to be engaged and dedicated to some project to spend enough time into it to gather the needed knowledge. If you look at http://wiki.debian.org/DebianMed/Developers those DDs who injected "yes" in the column "DD because Debian Med exists" you find examples of people who in the first place were not considered to become Debian developers but were given a certain reason to learn all the stuff needed to build packages. In outher words: If you have a strong reason to join Debian you *will* require the high level of technical competence. Inside the Debian Med team this intend is supported by the Mentoring of Month[1] effort. In short: I do not think that the technical requirements are a blocker for young people. It is rather a selection according engagement of people. Kind regards Andreas. [1] http://wiki.debian.org/DebianMed/MoM -- http://fam-tille.de -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-project-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20130202140841.gc24...@an3as.eu