Becoming a 'universe' maintainer (Re: Congratulations, Oliver Grawert!)

[Matt Zimmerman]

On Thu, Jan 20, 2005 at 10:38:08PM +0100, Magnus Therning wrote:

> On Thu, Jan 20, 2005 at 12:29:28AM -0800, Matt Zimmerman wrote:
> >Rather than publishing a separate repository, you are encouraged to
> >become an Ubuntu maintainer and upload your packages to universe.
> 
> Well, given the tone on the Wiki page:
> 
>  "Evidence of a high work rate and productivity..."
>  "It takes some time to become an Ubuntu Maintainer. The Community
>  Council will not appoint someone as a maintainer until they have proven
>  themselves not only technically but also in terms of the other social
>  criteria for maintainership."
> 
> I decided to hold off a little on the becoming-a-maintainer thing. I
> would be interested in maintaining those packages, but becoming a
> full-fledged Ubuntu maintainer sounds like a bit too much for me right
> now.

This documentation is in the process of being rewritten in order to
accurately reflect the process as it stands, and I think the existing
language is more off-putting than it ought to be.

If you are already maintaining packages in a third-party repository, and are
actively involved in the Ubuntu community, then in general I would say that
you are in a good position to apply for 'universe' maintainership.

-- 
 - mdz