[Mageia-dev] Volunteering to [attempt] packaging.

Sat Jun 2 08:41:40 CEST 2012

Hi Rob,
+
+I'm contacting you in my role as packager mentoring coordinator.
+(continued below)
+
+Robert Wood a écrit :
+> Following a discussion on the forum, I'd like to volunteer to do some 
+> packaging.
+>
+> I develop software [and hardware] for a living, *but* this is little 
+> embedded programs that work on processors with a few k of RAM and up 
+> to 256k of flash memory. The up-side to this is that I understand 
+> programming and much of this is not totally alien to me; the down side 
+> is there's a fair difference between run-to-complete programs written 
+> for an ARM or AVR in C and huge program using endless libraries in C++!
+>
+> So, if someone is willing to work with me and hand-hold me in learning 
+> the process, it would be great to give something back to the 
+> community. I am constantly learning new stuff in my job and certainly 
+> willing and able to learn how to do this.
+>
+> Rob
+>
+Since Mageia 2 is now released, and experienced packagers (potential 
+mentors) don't have all their free time occupied by the release process, 
+now is a good time to start the mentoring process.
+
+The first step is to get a Mageia Identity from 
+http://identity.mageia.org/, if you haven't already done so.  (This is 
+used for virtually all interaction on Mageia.)
+
+The next step is, ideally, to post your information at 
+https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Becoming_a_Mageia_Packager#Packaging_apprentice_candidates.
+Potential mentors can then refer to this list to find the most 
+appropriate apprentices.
+If you like, I can do that for you -- just let me know your Mageia Id.
+(I'll use the info in your post)
+
+Also it is very useful to hang out IRC (freenode #mageia-mentoring -or- 
+#mageia-dev),
+as well as posting to the mageia-dev list as you did.
+
+In the next day or so I will be putting my regular post on the -dev 
+list, of potential packagers looking for a mentor.  I'd like to have 
+your name on it.
+
+Regards :)
+
+-- 
+André
+(packaging mentoring coordinator)
+
+