<!-- Debian email addresses -->
<!ENTITY email-listmaster "<email>listmaster@&lists-host;</email>">
<!ENTITY email-devel-ref "<email>developers-reference@&packages-host;</email>">
+<!ENTITY email-debian-account-manager "<email>da-manager@debian.org</email>">
<!ENTITY email-debian-changes "<email>debian-changes@lists.debian.org</email>">
<!ENTITY email-debian-devel "<email>debian-devel@&lists-host;</email>">
<!ENTITY email-debian-devel-announce "<email>debian-devel-announce@&lists-host;</email>">
* Update my email address.
* Encourage the use of RT to contact the security team.
Patch from Thijs Kinkhorst. Closes: #610782
+ * Document the process of returning after retirement.
+ Patch from Serafeim Zanikolas. Closes: #540249
- -- Lucas Nussbaum <lucas@debian.org> Sat, 30 Jul 2011 15:52:49 +0200
+ -- Lucas Nussbaum <lucas@debian.org> Sat, 30 Jul 2011 15:58:53 +0200
developers-reference (3.4.5) unstable; urgency=low
</para>
</listitem>
</orderedlist>
+<para>
+It is important that the above process is followed, because finding inactive
+developers and orphaning their packages takes significant time and effort.
+</para>
+</section>
+
+<section id="returning">
+<title>Returning after retirement</title>
+<para>
+A retired developer's account is marked as "emeritus" when the process in
+<xref linkend="s3.7"/> is followed, and "disabled" otherwise. Retired
+developers with an "emeritus" account can get their account re-activated as
+follows:
+</para>
+
+<itemizedlist>
+<listitem>
+<para>
+Contact &email-debian-account-manager;.
+</para>
+</listitem>
+<listitem>
+<para>
+Go through a shortened NM process (to ensure that the returning developer
+still knows important parts of P&P and T&S).
+</para>
+</listitem>
+<listitem>
+<para>
+Prove that they still control the GPG key associated with the account, or
+provide proof of identify on a new GPG key, with at least two signatures from
+other developers.
+</para>
+</listitem>
+</itemizedlist>
+<para>
+Retired developers with a "disabled" account need to go through NM again.
+</para>
</section>
</section>