Proposal for revitalizing the sponsorship process for packaging

[Jason L Tibbitts III]

>>>>> "MR" == Matthias Runge <mrunge at matthias-runge.de> writes:

MR> exactly, I fully agree. I think, we should lower the barrier to
MR> become a sponsor, maybe dropping the necessity to become a proven
MR> packager first.

I can't quite tell; are you aware that this is the core point of the
proposal I've put forward at the beginning of this thread?

MR> In many cases that is really not needed; a sponsor
MR> could/should become co-maintainer of the first packages of a new
MR> packager.

That's in the proposal, too.

 - J<