How to get packager sponsorship

[Matthias Runge]

On 01/12/2014 10:29 AM, Michael Schwendt wrote:
> Some thoughts:
> 
>   http://fedoraproject.org/PackageReviewStatus/NEEDSPONSOR.html
>   http://fedoraproject.org/PackageReviewStatus/
> 
>   http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/How_to_get_sponsored_into_the_packager_group
> 
> There is a growing number of people in the NEEDSPONSOR queue, who have
> submitted a single package only and who don't attempt at doing a review of
> a different package in the various queues (not even a review of the own
> package).
> 
> Many packager sponsors consider that a problem. I'm not the spokesperson
> of all packager sponsors, though. ;)
> 
Yes, I share this concern. Doing informal reviews is a significant part
of getting sponsored. I'd expect packagers to review their own review
requests (just to be sure, the first review doesn't fail for quite
obvious reasons).

Matthias