From d939fbb597fdb76ea458cfe70fc6f72c2c8cd791 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: aba Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2005 09:37:10 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] sponsoring service down git-svn-id: svn://anonscm.debian.org/ddp/manuals/trunk/developers-reference@2817 313b444b-1b9f-4f58-a734-7bb04f332e8d --- developers-reference.sgml | 4 +++- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/developers-reference.sgml b/developers-reference.sgml index 94dda5c..80bd2ae 100644 --- a/developers-reference.sgml +++ b/developers-reference.sgml @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ %commondata; - + @@ -4802,9 +4802,11 @@ Sponsoring a package means uploading a package for a maintainer who is not able to do it on their own, a new maintainer applicant. Sponsoring a package also means accepting responsibility for it.

+ New maintainers usually have certain difficulties creating Debian packages — this is quite understandable. That is why the sponsor is there, to check the package and verify that it is good enough for inclusion in Debian. -- 2.30.2