Non-ebuild staff quiz Revision 1.6 - 24 April 2010 Answer in whatever length necessary for completeness. Review documentation. Consult your mentor if you're unable to locate answers. *** Organizational structure & policy questions 1. When is it appropriate to post to the following mailing lists: gentoo-core, gentoo-dev, gentoo-dev-announce, gentoo-project? docs: gentoo.org 2. Who should be contacted with complaints about specific developers or projects? docs: devrel policy 3. What is the proper method for suggesting a wide-ranging feature or enhancement to Gentoo? Describe the process for getting this feature approved and implemented. docs: GLEPs 4. What is the purpose of the Gentoo Council? docs: GLEPs 5. What is the Gentoo Foundation? How does one apply for membership and who are eligible? docs: gentoo.org 6. What is the purpose of the Gentoo project structure? docs: GLEPs 7. Who can start new Gentoo projects and how is it done? docs: GLEPs 8. What is the purpose of herds? docs: devmanual 9. What is the purpose of ~ARCH? docs: devmanual 10. Does a Gentoo user need to be aware of EAPI (justify)? docs: 11. When should package.mask be used? docs: devmanual 12. What is the devaway system? docs: developer handbook *** Please also submit the following information: * GPG public key ID (if you do not have one, please create one) You should sign your quizzes with your key http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/gnupg-user.xml * SSH DSA public key (if you do not have one, please create one) http://www.gentoo.org/proj/en/infrastructure/cvs-sshkeys.xml * Date of birth * Where do you live (Town/City, Country) * What are your programming/scripting skills, if applicable? * What other areas are you experienced in? * What other projects have you contributed to, if any? * Tell us about yourself. This doesn't need to be strictly computer-relevant; things like where you're from, hobbies, job, family, interests...