EPEL'er Won't you be, won't you please, please won't you be, my sponsor

Lee Mitchell leemitchell.fedora at gmail.com
Wed Apr 7 22:11:56 UTC 2010


Hello EPEL:

I would like to become a package maintainer, eventually an EPEL package
maintainer. But first I have to become a fedora package maintainer.

So, I would like to ask any good hearted soul within the EPEL package
maintainer group to be my sponsor.   Do you have time? Are you willing?

Since I eventually want to arrive as an EPEL package maintainer, I thought
maybe someone in EPEL would be more willing to "pull me in".  It seems many
packages languish un-reviewed for a long time.  I understand as part of my
"internship"  I may also need to informally review some of those
non-acted-upon requests for review to demonstrate my (still developing)
knowledge of the packaging standards and guidelines.

I'm looking for someone that is willing to pull me in under their wing for a
wee bit, and I would promise not to be very bothersome.

Here is what I have done:
- joined fedora (username: leemitchell )
- built my first package ( http://gretl.sourceforge.net , selected from the
fedora wish list),
- obtained needed licensee clarification from upstream

Next I need to
- finish my self review of my package, (and optionally check it twice)
- find out how to get some public space to post my package,
- file a request for review at bugzilla

In the mean time, I wanted to throw this request out there.  Will you be my
sponsor?

Thank you for your time and consideration.

Sincerely,
    Lee Mitchell

BTW,  I selected gretl because it seems like something that will be very
useful.  I'm hoping a lady I work with will like it and find it useful after
I eventually get it into EPEL (but first fedora)
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