Some improvements to the New Members Corner. Closes: #700192

CVS version numbers

english/devel/join/index.wml: 1.47 -> 1.48 
english/devel/join/newmaint.wml: 1.77 -> 1.78

2 files changed, 14 insertions, 7 deletions

diff --git a/english/devel/join/index.wml b/english/devel/join/index.wml
index 76799a6b113..14bf22bfc9e 100644
--- a/english/devel/join/index.wml
+++ b/english/devel/join/index.wml
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 #use wml::debian::template title="How You Can Join"
 
 <p>The Debian Project consists of volunteers, and our products are developed
-entirely by volunteers. We are generally looking for new developers who
-have some technical knowledge, an interest in free software, and some free
+entirely by volunteers. We are generally <a href="$(HOME)/intro/diversity">looking for new contributors</a> who have an interest in free software, and some free
 time.</p>
 
 <p>If you haven't already, you should read through most of the web pages
@@ -44,7 +43,7 @@ opportunity to learn from the previous maintainer.</p>
 
 <p>You can also aid by contributing to the <a href="$(HOME)/doc/">writing
 of documentation</a>, doing <a href="$(HOME)/devel/website/">web site
-maintenance</a>, <a href="$(HOME)/intl/">translation</a> (i18n &amp; 
+maintenance</a>, <a href="$(HOME)/international/">translation</a> (i18n &amp; 
 l10n), publicity, legal support or other roles in the Debian community.
 Our <a href="https://qa.debian.org/">Quality Assurance</a> site lists several
 other possibilities.
@@ -77,8 +76,15 @@ are two different roles in which you might join Debian:
 <li>Debian Maintainer (DM): The first step in which you can upload your own
 packages to the Debian archive yourself.</li>
 <li>Debian Developer (DD): The traditional full membership role in Debian. A DD
-can upload any package and can participate in Debian elections. Before applying
-as DD, you should have been a DM for about six months.</li>
+ can participate in Debian elections. Packaging DDs can upload any package to the archive. 
+Before applying as packaging DD you should have a track of 
+    maintaining packages for at least six months. For example uploading 
+    packages as a DM, working inside a team or maintaining packages
+    uploaded by sponsors.
+Non-packaging DDs have no permissions in the archive. 
+Before applying as non-packaging DD, you should have a visible and significant track record
+of work inside the project.</li>
+
 </ul>
 
 <p>In spite of the fact that many of the rights and responsibilities
diff --git a/english/devel/join/newmaint.wml b/english/devel/join/newmaint.wml
index 18b8c01042c..66f8e09162c 100644
--- a/english/devel/join/newmaint.wml
+++ b/english/devel/join/newmaint.wml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ application.</p>
 to be an official Debian Developer in order to help improving
 Debian. In fact, you should already have a track record of earlier
 contributions to Debian before you apply for
-the New Member process. It is highly recommended that you become
+the New Member process. If you want to package software in Debian, it is highly recommended that you become
 familiar with the role of
 <a href="https://wiki.debian.org/DebianMaintainer">Debian Maintainer</a> and
 apply for this role before applying to become a Debian
@@ -50,7 +50,8 @@ already.</p>
   <li>is member of the Debian project;</li>
   <li>is allowed to vote about issues regarding the whole project;</li>
   <li>can log in on most systems that keep Debian running;</li>
-  <li>has upload permissions for <em>all</em> packages;</li>
+  <li>has upload permissions for <em>all</em> packages 
+   (except non-uploading Developers);</li>
   <li>has access to the debian-private mailing list.</li>
 </ul>