Reevaluating the "Ubuntu Contributing Developer" status

Daniel Holbach daniel.holbach at ubuntu.com
Thu Nov 3 19:35:06 UTC 2011


Hello,

Am 05.10.2011 07:09, schrieb Iain Lane:
>> I got an action from the DMB recently to update the page and make it a
>> bit clearer. There was a lot of repetition in the old page, so I tried
>> to sum it up (without losing content) and explain a bit better which
>> options new developers have.
>>
>> 	http://pad.ubuntu-uk.org/JzyYyxw0Qb
> 
> Thanks for this; it seems like a good improvement over what we have
> currently.
> 
> Some comments from my all too brief review:
> 
>   - I tried to add a line to the UCD expectations saying that applicants
> 	need not know it all, but I don't know how to word it well. Please
> 	help me to improve that — I want to communicate that what is
> 	important is that you are getting stuck in, not that you are perfect
> 	(otherwise you'd probably be going for upload rights instead).
>   - The second and third bullets on "Common expectations…" seem to
> 	overlap a lot.
>   - In general the bullet points are a mix of "here's what you get when
> 	you are approved" and "you need to be doing this to be approved".
> 	There needs to be a better separation between requirements and
> 	responsibilities.

I noticed a few edits on the pad, can we move this now or can somebody
help with improving it?

Have a great day,
 Daniel

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