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 * Breaking packaging guidelines into local vs uploaded to Debian http://lists.debian.org/debian-vote/2013/03/msg00334.html  * Breaking packaging guidelines into "local" vs "uploaded to Debian" http://lists.debian.org/debian-vote/2013/03/msg00334.html
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 * use a pre-arranged questionnaire that DPL candidates would fill in (from algernon)  * use a pre-arranged questionnaire that DPL candidates would fill in (from algernon http://lists.debian.org/debian-vote/2013/03/msg00159.html)

Summary of ideas raised to improve Debian during 2013 DPL campaign.

Summarizing http://www.lucas-nussbaum.net/blog/?p=763 and conversations on http://lists.debian.org/debian-vote/ starting on March 16th.

Unsorted from mailing list (Need to organize, dedupe and merge with Lucas's list):

Notes from Lucas's blog post:

On the campaign itself, and having general discussions inside Debian:

On getting new users and contributors to Debian:

  • discussion on the various steps: Debian user – first contribution – regular contributor – DM/DD (from lucas)
  • maintain a single list of “paths in” (from moray and lucas)
  • have some “neutral” people to ask about tasks, and to get suggestions from in response to explaining their current skills and experience (e.g. http://www.debian.org/women/mentoring) (from moray)

  • more local meetings, compile list of regional contacts (moray)
  • increase Debian presence at local meetings. Advertise the Debian Events initiative that facilitates that (from lucas)
  • provide “Debian ambassador” title for students, similar to what is done by Google or Microsoft (from moray)
  • re-work on advertising gift tags (bugs suitable for new contributors) (from lucas)
  • make sure teams have list of easy tasks in their wiki pages (from lucas)
  • discussion on student projects involving Debian (from lucas)
  • do mentoring inside teams, like DebianMed’s MoM (from moray)

  • participate in other internship-like programs, like Outreach Program for Women (link from lucas), or organize our own, which would also avoid some restrictions from GSoC (northern hemisphere only (point made by moray), restricted to students (ana))
  • extend internship-like programs to other kinds of work (packaging, documentation, etc.)
  • localize -mentors@ (mailing lists + IRC channels for DE, FR, ES contributors) (from lucas)
  • organize IRC schools/seminars about e.g. packaging (from lucas)
  • introduce more gamification in mentoring (from rra)

Infrastructure, processes, releases:

  • improve infrastructure to help with team maintenance (e.g. PET) (from lucas)
  • authorize NMUs for archive-wide changeovers such as /usr/doc -> /usr/share/doc (from moray)

  • increase visibility of RC bugs squashers by listing them in Debian Project News (from lucas)
  • provide inexpensive non-monetary gifts (free t-shirts?) to RC bug squashers (from lucas)
  • re-open discussion on gradual freezes (from lucas), focus attention on more important packages by improving tools (from lucas) and removing packages earlier (from moray and lucas)
  • involve upstreams and downstreams in RC bug fixing (from algernon)

Relationships with upstreams/downstreams:

  • use Debian money to sponsor maintainers to attend upstream events (from lucas)