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><>|| '''I, Bhavani Shankar, apply to be a ARB member.''' || '''Name''' || Bhavani Shankar || || '''Launchpad Page''' || https://edge.launchpad.net/~bhavi || = Who I am = ''I am a 24 year old cerebral palsy physically challenged guy and an Electrical engineer from Bangalore India currently pursuing my dual masters in business administration in marketing management and financial management and doing day job as a professional system administrator'' = My Ubuntu story = ''My involvement in the community started back in 2007 where i worked on the forums (answered to around 4000 questions) which I really like doing Gradually I did a bit of translation in my mother tongue kannada and now active in bug triaging and packaging over past year and a half.I am an ubuntu member from November 2007 and ubuntu MOTU from 2010 '' == My involvement == My involvement In the commmunity ranges from the answer tracker to translations to malone and soyuz of late (from the intrepid cycle) .. My list of packages can be found [[https://edge.launchpad.net/~bhavi/+related-software|here]] == Examples of my work / Things I'm proud of == Mostly I work on merges and syncs and new upstream versions and bugfixes. Some bugs I have worked and fixed: * https://edge.launchpad.net/bugs/436540 * https://edge.launchpad.net/bugs/350825 * https://edge.launchpad.net/bugs/401344 * https://edge.launchpad.net/bugs/407675 * https://edge.launchpad.net/bugs/407688 * https://edge.launchpad.net/bugs/400102 * https://edge.launchpad.net/bugs/393105 * https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-pylibacl/+bug/391574 * https://edge.launchpad.net/bugs/439934 * https://edge.launchpad.net/bugs/456419 * https://edge.launchpad.net/bugs/504137 * https://edge.launchpad.net/bugs/504140 * https://edge.launchpad.net/bugs/503789 * https://edge.launchpad.net/bugs/487876 * https://edge.launchpad.net/bugs/508729 In Jaunty release cycle with the collaboration of dholbach and hamish in debian I updated the whole geda stack in ubuntu (some of them which had missing build dep on intltool which I forwarded to debian and got it synced here) Some of the bug reports: * https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libgeda/+bug/322648 * https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/geda-gattrib/+bug/334373 * https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/geda-doc/+bug/336257 * https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/geda-utils/+bug/337231 * https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/geda-symbols/+bug/337234 I am active in updating gnome-lirc-properties from Jaunty cycle * https://edge.launchpad.net/bugs/317969 * https://edge.launchpad.net/bugs/350825 * https://edge.launchpad.net/bugs/482676 * https://edge.launchpad.net/bugs/592547 Some of the other bugs I have worked on: * https://edge.launchpad.net/bugs/321079 (Inkscape merge in jaunty) * https://edge.launchpad.net/bugs/318366 (galculator merge in jaunty) * https://edge.launchpad.net/bugs/317368 (gnumeric merge in jaunty) * https://edge.launchpad.net/bugs/314984 (openssl merge in jaunty) * https://edge.launchpad.net/bugs/315364 (sane-backends merge in jaunty) * https://edge.launchpad.net/bugs/308856 (avahi merge in jaunty) * https://edge.launchpad.net/bugs/326823 (xchat merge in jaunty) * https://edge.launchpad.net/bugs/379974 (amule merge in karmic) * https://edge.launchpad.net/bugs/321866 (firmware-tools update in jaunty) * https://edge.launchpad.net/bugs/504241 (update in lucid of the same) * https://edge.launchpad.net/bugs/590130 (update of the package in maverick) Updates of ugene package: * https://edge.launchpad.net/bugs/405922 * https://edge.launchpad.net/bugs/486583 * https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ugene/+bug/606642 * https://edge.launchpad.net/bugs/326830 (update in jaunty) Other bugs I worked on: * https://edge.launchpad.net/bugs/386220 * https://edge.launchpad.net/bugs/392225 * https://edge.launchpad.net/bugs/393105 * https://edge.launchpad.net/bugs/393717 * https://edge.launchpad.net/bugs/398130 (apache2 merge in karmic) * https://edge.launchpad.net/bugs/399211 (merge of iptables in karmic) * https://edge.launchpad.net/bugs/401080 * https://edge.launchpad.net/bugs/386705 * https://edge.launchpad.net/bugs/398701 (perl merge in karmic) * https://edge.launchpad.net/bugs/404856 (ltrace merge in karmic) * https://edge.launchpad.net/bugs/400102 * https://edge.launchpad.net/bugs/398229 * https://edge.launchpad.net/bugs/404876 (ucommon update in karmic) * https://edge.launchpad.net/bugs/601976 (ucommon update in maverick) * https://edge.launchpad.net/bugs/401775 (dell-dup update in karmic) * https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/classads/+bug/610149 (classads update in maverick) * https://edge.launchpad.net/bugs/401344 * https://edge.launchpad.net/bugs/406890 (irssi merge in karmic) * https://edge.launchpad.net/bugs/478334 (autoconf merge in lucid) * https://edge.launchpad.net/bugs/492141 (ppoeconf merge in lucid) * https://edge.launchpad.net/bugs/481066 (fakeroot merge in lucid) * https://edge.launchpad.net/bugs/503789 * https://edge.launchpad.net/bugs/486316 (wordpress merge in lucid) * https://edge.launchpad.net/bugs/356457 (mnemosyne merge in lucid) * https://launchpad.net/bugs/487876 (fakesync of checkgmail in lucid) * https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/591333 (fakesync of the same package in maverick) * https://launchpad.net/bugs/594934 (libcddb fakesync in maverick) * https://launchpad.net/bugs/596757 (libass fakesync in maverick) * https://launchpad.net/bugs/525824 * https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/606153 (dput merge in maverick) * https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/600945 (pyao merge Fixes FTBFS) * https://launchpad.net/bugs/617710 (ppl merge fixes FTBFS) * https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/592526 (zsh-beta manual merge in maverick) (Since MoM is broken/not updated for this package) (See: https://merges.ubuntu.com/z/zsh-beta/) * https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/602521 (iok new version in maverick) * https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/599277 (firmware-extract new version in maverick) * https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/414247 (firmware-addon-dell new version in maverick) * https://launchpad.net/bugs/579747 (harpia new version in maverick) * https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/612102 * https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/371076 (gresistor bugfix in maverick) Some FTBFS bugs I have worked on recently: * https://launchpad.net/bugs/592602 * https://launchpad.net/bugs/596452 * https://launchpad.net/bugs/595827 * https://launchpad.net/bugs/596615 * https://launchpad.net/bugs/597079 * https://launchpad.net/bugs/596890 * https://launchpad.net/bugs/599311 * https://launchpad.net/bugs/600129 * https://launchpad.net/bugs/599795 * https://launchpad.net/bugs/601029 * https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/598118 * https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/600596 * https://launchpad.net/bugs/601893 * https://launchpad.net/bugs/601390 * https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/599059 * https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/609758 (zoneminder FTBFS in maverick) (Some of the packages failed to build with new ffmpeg and I fixed few packages by defining STDC_CONSTANT_MACROS which is a workaround to allow C++ programs to use macros specified in the C99 standard that aren't in the C++ standard AFAIK.) * https://launchpad.net/bugs/613450 * https://launchpad.net/bugs/613916 * https://launchpad.net/bugs/611965 * https://launchpad.net/bugs/614464 * https://launchpad.net/bugs/618239 * https://launchpad.net/bugs/618561 Few SRU requests that I filed recently: * https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mobile-broadband-provider-info/+bug/607788 * https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/587345 Long list of packages uploaded can be found [[https://edge.launchpad.net/~bhavi/+related-software|here]] == Areas of work == I mainly work on merges and syncs and updating packages and fixing FTBFS. Especially I m interested in Science packages (Electronics to be precise) and as a part of the MOTU science team as a long standing contributor (https://edge.launchpad.net/~motuscience/+members#active) and I maintain few packages in debian Major notable things are: maintaining mobile-broadband-provider-info in debian from close to a year where I forward bugs upstream according to their relevance and do a git pull twice a month and update the package in debian and due to its integration with NM now the popcon of the package has risen almost exponentially (http://qa.debian.org/popcon.php?package=mobile-broadband-provider-info) Copied emu8051 from ubuntu and almost repackaged it completely with packaging improvements to comply with modern standards http://packages.qa.debian.org/e/emu8051/news/20100617T184717Z.html Serving on board of pkg-electronics as a senior packager/developer https://alioth.debian.org/users/bhavi-guest Has been on the sponsors team actively sponsoring packages as and when I find time Here are some examples of the same: * https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/projectfootball/+bug/683131 * https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openscenegraph/+bug/681494 * https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/josm-plugins/+bug/688277 * https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/snappea/+bug/688263 * https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openscap/+bug/676332 * https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/kwalletcli/+bug/676299 * https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cmor/+bug/675199 * https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/debtags/+bug/672569 * https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gajim/+bug/672484 * https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/roxterm/+bug/665583 * https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/spacenavd/+bug/678147 * https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/phamm/+bug/676020 * https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/abiword/+bug/668778 * https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gazpacho/+bug/662190 My [[http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=Bhavani Shankar|Debian QA Page]] == My Vision for the ARB == '' ubuntu-revu as of now according to me seems somewhat less transparent to especially new guys who want to get their package into ubuntu as compared to debian-mentors where packagers put the links to their packages from mentors.debian.net on debian mentors mailing list and DD's give a generally quick response thereby packagers feel impressed and pushed even more to get their package into debian. So my main aim in the ARB would be to have a considerably quick response and turnaround time from reviewing the perspective package to getting the package into the repos which would inturn motivate contributors and developers to get their apps into ubuntu fora with high level of quality ensured '' = Endorsements = ''If you'd like to endorse, but are not the applicant, do it here. Don't forget to sign with `@``SIG``@`.'' The majority of my work with Bhavani was before he became a MOTU. His work was all of high quality, and I happily endorsed his MOTU application. Since then he has continued to be an active MOTU, although rarely on IRC these days, and has sponsored quite a few uploads for new developers. I often see comments from Bhavani on things in the sponsorship queue. I'm sure Bhavani has the necessary skills to serve on the ARB, and I support his application. -- [[LaunchpadHome:stefanor]] <>