On Wed, Sep 15, 2010 at 09:26:59AM +0200, Lucas Nussbaum wrote: > >If we go for DDs without upload rights, I think that we should be >extremely careful about not transforming this new kind of DDs into second-class >members of the project. A way to do that is to avoid giving them a name, >and emphasize the fact that they are DDs, not another sub-kind of >project members. The "no upload rights" part would just be a minor >technical distinction. > >Another way to put it is, imagine you are a DC, and are writing your CV. >What should you write about your status in Debian? "Debian Contributor"? >"Debian Developer"? If we create the "Debian Contributor" term, then I'm >sure that for many DCs, it will be difficult to write "Debian Developer" >there (Imposter Syndrome, etc), even if that's what should really be >written, since their contributions to Debian are not less important than >those of other DDs. > >Just leaving it up to DAM to choose a term would not be enough to avoid >that. IMHO, DDs without upload rights should not have any sexy name, and >the distinction between them and DDs with upload rights should only be >made where it's necessary.
Definitely. -- Steve McIntyre, Cambridge, UK. st...@einval.com "C++ ate my sanity" -- Jon Rabone
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