Re: Simon Chopin: Advocate

Tiago Bortoletto Vaz <[email protected]> Fri, 18 Jul 2025 14:52:05 -0400

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Hello,

On Fri, Jul 18, 2025 at 02:37:58PM +0000, Paride Legovini (via nm.debian.org) wrote:
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> It may seem strange that Simon is applying directly for DD, without the DM
> stepping stone. In his case I think this makes sense: his interest is for wide
> initiatives to improve distribution as a whole, rather than focusing on narrow
> set of packages. This is an approach and a skill which is common in Debian, and
> we should value it. Simon could easily get a bunch of sponsored upload to tick
> the DM box, but believe there is no need for that.

Yes, you don't need to be a DM to apply for DD, although it might be the
natural path for some.

Bests,

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Tiago Bortoletto Vaz

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