PLEASE READ: provenpackager reseed

[Patrice Dumas]

On Tue, Mar 10, 2009 at 11:19:13AM +0100, Ralf Corsepius wrote:
> Patrice Dumas wrote:
>>
>> provenpackagers are people who can change all the packages with opened 
>> ACLs. Sponsors are the people who can accept new contributors in  
>> fedora.
>
> <devil's advocate>
>
> Well, with this definition, "provenpackager" is an acknowledgment of  
> "technical skills", while "sponsors" is a "social/political role".

That's not that clear, since sponsors also have to help their sponsoree
on a technical level, and have to evaluate the technical skills of 
potential contributors which also imply some level of technical skill.
But indeed, the sponsor evaluates potential new contributors, while 
the provenpackager fixes other people packages.

> It also doesn't have any connection to the role "sponsors" once used to  
> have: To guide and educate new-comer packagers.

It is in the definition of sponsors, but I wanted to make it short. In
more length they are the people who can accept new contributors in
fedora and guide and educate them.

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Pat