#670 requesting sponsoring for aprikryl
Opened 2 months ago by aprikryl. Modified 2 months ago

I will need a packager group for my QA position in Red Hat. Can you please add me to this group? Thanks.

nick - aprikryl


This is... not the way it usually works.

If there's a sponsor who knows your packaging background and wants to sponsor you, they can do so, but otherwise:

See:

https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/package-maintainers/How_to_Get_Sponsored_into_the_Packager_Group/

Hope that helps.

Metadata Update from @kevin:
- Issue close_status updated to: declined
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2 months ago

Hello @kevin , thanks for the explanation. I should be involved into this group based on my onboarding process. I think that I'll be maintaining some packages that are connected with our tools that we're maintaining. Some tools surely contains packages or libraries that are needed for the tools.

I'm not able to tell you right now what packages I'll be maintaining since it's my 2nd day at Red Hat but I also don't know what's the best progress right now? I saw the documentation but as I said above, I don't know what packages I'll be maintaining.

Thanks.

Metadata Update from @aprikryl:
- Issue status updated to: Open (was: Closed)

2 months ago

I will need a packager group for my QA position in Red Hat.

Being a Red Hat employee doesn't automatically qualify you to be part of Fedora's packager group, and vice versa.

I should be involved into this group based on my onboarding process.

Did you talk to the person who is onboarding you at Red Hat about your sponsorship into Fedora's packager group?

The page that Kevin linked to links to the official packager sponsor policy, which lists how to get sponsored. I suggest reading through these links to get oriented about how things usually work in Fedora.

I think that I'll be maintaining some packages that are connected with
our tools that we're maintaining. Some tools surely contains packages
or libraries that are needed for the tools.

I'm not able to tell you right now what packages I'll be maintaining since
it's my 2nd day at Red Hat but I also don't know what's the best progress
right now? I saw the documentation but as I said above, I don't know
what packages I'll be maintaining.

It sounds like you should first figure out exactly which packages you would own, before requesting sponsorship. Sponsorship usually happens after there's a clear connection between the new contributor and a package, not before that.

Alright, thanks @rishi
I'll probably wait and when I'll be oriented enough and will have nice sight into my work, then I'll apply for the sponsorship again. Sorry for the inconvenience.

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