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| * It will also my team to clear our sponsorship queue. | * I will help clear the sponsorship queue. |
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| I am a software engineer living in Grenoble, France, I currently work in the Foundations team for Canonical. I usually contribute to the kernel, my focus being RISC-V and when I don't, I work on some personal projects (all involve my computer of course :)). | I am a software engineer living in Grenoble, France, I currently work in the Foundations team for Canonical. For a few years now, my focus is RISC-V, more specifically the kernel and when I don't work on this subject, I work on some personal projects (all involve my computer of course :)). |
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| I discovered the free software late when I entered my Engineering school in Grenoble, but I have been programming since I'm a teen, at that time my focus was more algorithmic so I did not have the need to tickle my environment. (I really understood the need for free software in my first job when the project was to create a new high-performance processor: without a free and open-source kernel, compiler...etc, this would have been impossible.) |
I discovered free software late when I entered my engineering school in Grenoble where I studied operating systems. And I began contributing to open source softwares with the kernel as I had experience in this area from my first job and I was willing to help (and have fun too). |
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| I studied operating systems and began contributing to open source software with the kernel as I had experience in this area from my first job and I was willing to help (and have fun too). I usually had a Linux Mint distribution from the time of my cheap student laptop and then switched to Ubuntu when I installed it to some close relatives a few years ago, so I guess I have always used Ubuntu :) |
I usually had a Linux Mint distribution from the time of my cheap student laptop and then switched to Ubuntu when I installed it to some close relatives a few years ago, so I guess I have always used Ubuntu. |
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| * https://udd.debian.org/cgi-bin/ubuntu-sponsorships.cgi?render=html&sponsor=&sponsor_search=name&sponsoree=*chopin*&sponsoree_search=name | 50 sponsored packages: |
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| OpenSSL 3: | https://udd.debian.org/cgi-bin/ubuntu-sponsorships.cgi?render=html&sponsor=&sponsor_search=name&sponsoree=*ghiti*&sponsoree_search=name |
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| * https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-devel/2021-August/041589.html | 2 MIRs: |
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| * https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-devel/2021-October/041639.html | https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libisofs/+bug/1977959 https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/jigit/+bug/1978066 |
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| My Debian Maintainer application, even though I since let it lapsed: | > 5 SRUs: |
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| * https://lists.debian.org/debian-newmaint/2013/04/msg00005.html | https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/util-linux/+bug/1944741 https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nezha-boot0/+bug/1965260 https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/u-boot-nezha/+bug/1976594 https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/flash-kernel/+bug/1978923 https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/livecd-rootfs/+bug/1980929 2 +1 reports: https://www.mail-archive.com/ubuntu-devel@lists.ubuntu.com/msg10177.html https://www.mail-archive.com/ubuntu-devel@lists.ubuntu.com/msg10425.html |
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| I don't 'work' to get known by the community, because this is my nature and also by a sentiment of lack of legitimacy which will be partly fixed by becoming a MOTU. | I don't communicate enough with the community. I think being a MOTU will make me more legitimate and will improve that. |
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| I learnt a lot about the processes, but now I have to focus on the details, it often happens that I forget a bug number, that I mess a version in my PPA and ask for my sponsor to fix it. | I learnt a lot about the processes, but now I have to focus on the details, it happens that I forget a bug number, that I mess a version in my PPA and ask for my sponsor to fix these. |
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| And I really need to pay more attention to all the tools that exist to help us. | |
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| I want to work on the distribution fundamentals and by its nature, the RISC-V architecture brings a new kind of problem that may need such innovative solutions. |
I want to work on the distribution fundamentals and by its nature, the RISC-V architecture may bring new kinds of problems that may need innovative solutions. |
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| First it would be the sponsoring process: it is very long, random, discouraging and time wasting. I will contribute more knowing that I have upload rights and since nobody will check my work, I'll necessarily pay more attention to details. | |
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| Then I think it misses a documentation on the tools that we could use to improve our workflow. |
I, Alexandre Ghiti, apply for MOTU status within the Ubuntu community.
Name |
Alexandre Ghiti |
Launchpad Page |
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Wiki Page |
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I am applying because:
* I have contributed quite a few packages now, to both Debian and Ubuntu and feel comfortable enough with the overall process.
* I sometimes worked on a package, waiting for a sponsor, and someone else uploaded it in the meantime: this is a waste of time for everyone.
* I will help clear the sponsorship queue.
* I want to get more responsibility, because the more responsible, the more I feel involved and happy to contribute.
Who I am
I am a software engineer living in Grenoble, France, I currently work in the Foundations team for Canonical. For a few years now, my focus is RISC-V, more specifically the kernel and when I don't work on this subject, I work on some personal projects (all involve my computer of course :)).
My Ubuntu story
I discovered free software late when I entered my engineering school in Grenoble where I studied operating systems. And I began contributing to open source softwares with the kernel as I had experience in this area from my first job and I was willing to help (and have fun too).
I usually had a Linux Mint distribution from the time of my cheap student laptop and then switched to Ubuntu when I installed it to some close relatives a few years ago, so I guess I have always used Ubuntu.
My involvement
My focus is on enabling the RISC-V architecture which consists in fixing RISC-V specific issues and adding packages to allow better support of existing hardware. But as part of the Foundations team, it often happens that I have to fix packages outside of the RISC-V scope.
Examples of my work / Things I'm proud of
Overall:
50 sponsored packages:
2 MIRs:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libisofs/+bug/1977959 https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/jigit/+bug/1978066
> 5 SRUs:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/util-linux/+bug/1944741 https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nezha-boot0/+bug/1965260 https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/u-boot-nezha/+bug/1976594 https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/flash-kernel/+bug/1978923 https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/livecd-rootfs/+bug/1980929
2 +1 reports:
https://www.mail-archive.com/ubuntu-devel@lists.ubuntu.com/msg10177.html https://www.mail-archive.com/ubuntu-devel@lists.ubuntu.com/msg10425.html
Areas of work
Low-level packages such as u-boot, opensbi, flash-kernel...etc. But actually anything to enhance our RISC-V support.
Things I could do better
I don't communicate enough with the community. I think being a MOTU will make me more legitimate and will improve that.
I learnt a lot about the processes, but now I have to focus on the details, it happens that I forget a bug number, that I mess a version in my PPA and ask for my sponsor to fix these.
And I really need to pay more attention to all the tools that exist to help us.
Plans for the future
General
I want to work on the distribution fundamentals and by its nature, the RISC-V architecture may bring new kinds of problems that may need innovative solutions.
What I like least in Ubuntu
First it would be the sponsoring process: it is very long, random, discouraging and time wasting. I will contribute more knowing that I have upload rights and since nobody will check my work, I'll necessarily pay more attention to details.
Then I think it misses a documentation on the tools that we could use to improve our workflow.
Comments
If you'd like to comment, but are not the applicant or a sponsor, do it here. Don't forget to sign with @SIG@.
Endorsements
As a sponsor, just copy the template below, fill it out and add it to this section.
TEMPLATE
== <SPONSORS NAME> == === General feedback === ## Please fill us in on your shared experience. (How many packages did you sponsor? How would you judge the quality? How would you describe the improvements? Do you trust the applicant?) === Specific Experiences of working together === ''Please add good examples of your work together, but also cases that could have handled better.'' ## Full list of sponsored packages can be generated here: ## https://udd.debian.org/cgi-bin/ubuntu-sponsorships.cgi === Areas of Improvement ===
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