New packager: Do the reviewer and the sponsor have to be the same

[Haïkel Guémar]

Le 21/01/2013 16:30, Michael J Gruber a écrit :
> I would like to help this poor soul get his package into Fedora:
>
> https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=860249
>
> (adobe-source-code-pro-fonts)
>
> I'm a packager but no sponsor, he's no packager (so needs a sponsor).
> It's not clear to me whether I can just make a formal review and ask a
> sponsor to say "yes", or the new packager needs an actual review from a
> sponsor (different pages seem to disagree somewhat on this).
>
> An old request for sponsorship on the fonts-SIG list has not been
> answered so far, which is why I'm trying to help this way.
>
> Michael

I think there's no problem for doing informal reviews, as long as your
review is ok, the sponsor could just approve it.
You could also advise him to do informal reviews on other packages and
add the links in their own reviews as many sponsors request this to
check new packagers skills and understanding of packaging.
It both helps the packager in fixing his packages, improving his skills
and the sponsor who could spend less time in doing reviews and either
spend more time in mentoring or sponsoring other packagers.

best regards,
H.