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The information on this page, while public, will primarily be of
interest to future Debian developers.
Step 4: Tasks and Skills
Most of the current members of the
Debian Project maintain one or more packages for the distribution.
However there are many other jobs that need to be done that do not
involve package management.
The Application Manager will
work out with the Applicant
which tasks the Applicant volunteers to perform. After that, the
Applicant will need to demonstrate his skills in this area.
The following tasks are obvious examples of the various jobs available
to the Applicant, but they don't necessarily include everything an
Applicant may find interesting and productive for the group. Additional
tasks may be defined by the AM and the Applicant.
Some example tasks are:
Package Management
By maintaining a package, a prospective Developer can show his
understanding of the Debian Policy
and how he works with Debian users and bug submitters.
Documentation
The Applicant can demonstrate his skills in this area by writing
man pages for executables that don't have one, by updating an outdated
document and by creating new documentation that is required by
users, but still missing from the distribution.
Debugging, Testing and Patching
The Applicant can show skills in this area either by working on
fixing bugs with the QA team, or by testing installation process or
individual packages working with the testing team. The Applicant
can fix bugs in existing Debian packages or file bug reports in
the Debian BTS describing problems and enclosing patches.
Alternative demonstration tasks can be worked out between the
Applicant and the Application Manager. Such alternative tasks need to
be coordinated with the Front Desk
and the Debian Account Manager.
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