Re: DD application (Re: Next attempt to add Blends to Debian installer)

From	John Paul Adrian Glaubitz <glaubitz@physik.fu-berlin.de>
Newsgroups	linux.debian.maint.boot
Subject	Re: DD application (Re: Next attempt to add Blends to Debian installer)
Date	2024-05-10 09:40 +0200
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On Fri, 2024-05-10 at 09:31 +0200, Holger Wansing wrote:
> My problem with this:
> am I really capable of being a DD? You might remember that I am not a 
> programmer, I have no real skills in this direction.
> I can do some scripting, gained by self-learning, but that does not make
> a programmer of me IMO ;-)
> So I am unsure if I can successfully go the apply-for-DD path...
> I fear I lack some basic knowledge for this.
> Don't want to waste my and the application manager's time and effort for 
> something, that does not lead to anything at the end.

You don't need to be a professional programmer to become a DD. It's more
important to be passionate about Debian and free software and a dedicated
contributor to both. Also, being a good community member is essential.

And that all definitely applies to you. I would support your DD application!

Adrian

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Re: Next attempt to add Blends to Debian installer Holger Wansing <hwansing@mailbox.org> - 2024-02-13 23:50 +0100
  Re: Next attempt to add Blends to Debian installer Andreas Tille <tille@debian.org> - 2024-02-14 09:40 +0100
  Re: Next attempt to add Blends to Debian installer Cyril Brulebois <kibi@debian.org> - 2024-05-09 23:20 +0200
    Re: Next attempt to add Blends to Debian installer Holger Wansing <hwansing@mailbox.org> - 2024-05-10 08:50 +0200
      Re: Next attempt to add Blends to Debian installer Cyril Brulebois <kibi@debian.org> - 2024-05-10 09:10 +0200
        DD application (Re: Next attempt to add Blends to Debian installer) Holger Wansing <hwansing@mailbox.org> - 2024-05-10 09:40 +0200
          Re: DD application (Re: Next attempt to add Blends to Debian  installer) John Paul Adrian Glaubitz <glaubitz@physik.fu-berlin.de> - 2024-05-10 09:40 +0200
          Re: DD application (Re: Next attempt to add Blends to Debian  installer) Cyril Brulebois <kibi@debian.org> - 2024-05-11 22:10 +0200
            Re: DD application (Re: Next attempt to add Blends to Debian  installer) Steve McIntyre <steve@einval.com> - 2024-05-11 23:10 +0200
            Re: DD application (Re: Next attempt to add Blends to Debian  installer) Holger Wansing <hwansing@mailbox.org> - 2024-05-13 18:30 +0200
  Re: Next attempt to add Blends to Debian installer Andreas Tille <andreas@fam-tille.de> - 2024-05-10 11:40 +0200
  Re: Next attempt to add Blends to Debian installer Philip Hands <phil@hands.com> - 2024-05-11 20:30 +0200
    Re: Next attempt to add Blends to Debian installer Philip Hands <phil@hands.com> - 2024-05-12 01:20 +0200
  Re: Next attempt to add Blends to Debian installer Cyril Brulebois <kibi@debian.org> - 2024-05-12 09:00 +0200
    Re: Next attempt to add Blends to Debian installer Holger Wansing <hwansing@mailbox.org> - 2024-05-12 12:00 +0200

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