Sponsorship criteria

[Warren Togami]

Paul Howarth wrote:
> As a potential sponsor of a Fedora Extras contributor, what should I be 
> looking for in a contributor when deciding whether or not to sponsor 
> them? Are there any guidelines?
> 
> Would this be different for someone looking to maintain a lot of 
> packages rather than say an upstream project maintainer that wants to 
> contribute just their own package(s) (at least for now)?
> 

Candidates are to be judged on their knowledge and understanding of the 
PackageNamingGuidelines, PackagingGuidelines, and other project process 
and specifications.  If sponsors are not yet convinced after having an 
approved package, is helpful for candidates to further participate by 
helping to review packages submitted by other contributors in order to 
further prove skills and knowledge to the sponsors.  There is probably 
no better way to demonstrate a grasp of the guidelines than by making 
beneficial advice to packages from other contributors.

It is a judgement call by the sponsors exactly how much work it takes to 
prove this understanding.

Sponsors are also responsible for the education of sponsored members to 
make sure they are doing the right thing.  If the newly approved member 
appears to be lost or doing the wrong thing, the sponsor should be 
watchful and helpful in correcting those problems and aiding their 
understanding.

Warren Togami
wtogami at redhat.com