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My name is Christian and I am a junior lawyer from germany. So I am not in touch with it-business in my professional life. Ubuntu and free software is my hobby and I like to contribute as much as my time allows. My name is Christian and I am a jurist from germany. So I am not in touch with it-business in my professional life. Ubuntu and free software is my hobby and I like to contribute as much as my time allows.
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I am using kubuntu for several years now and I started my "Ubuntu story" with giving support in the german speaking kubuntu community (http://www.kubuntu-de.org).

We have had an eventful history and
currently I am the carrier of our website. I think we are quite successful and I hope we will be in future.
I am using kubuntu for several years now and I started my "Ubuntu story" with giving support in the german speaking kubuntu community (http://www.kubuntu-de.org). I am still doing this, because I think it is important to see some support in our language.
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My first involvement were some plasma-widget packages. After that I joined the Kubuntu "Ninjas" team and helped packaging KDE 4.3.*. My first involvement were some plasma-widget packages. After that I joined the Kubuntu "Ninjas" team and helped packaging KDE 4.*
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I am proud of packaging bilbo, which was not so easy for a beginner and took some time. I am proud of packaging bilbo, which was not so easy for a beginner and took some time. Bilbo is now replaced by Blogilo, which is part of kdepim. My latest package was minitube, I worked together with upstream to make it distributable and I am proud of upstream author being happy with us (: :

http://flavio.tordini.org/minitube-is-in-ubuntu-repositories
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 * koffice 2.0.8* (PPA only)  * minitube
* koffice 2.* (PPA only)
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 * Helped packaging KDE 4.3*  * Helped packaging KDE 4.*
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BUgfixing still to come for Lucid, but honestly I have to say, that I have my problems here, because I am

I, <YOUR NAME>, apply for <universe-contributor|MOTU|core-dev|upload rights for package(s) <X>>.

Name

Christian Mangold

Launchpad Page

https://launchpad.net/~neversfelde

Wiki Page

http://wiki.kubuntu.org/ChristianMangold

Who I am

My name is Christian and I am a jurist from germany. So I am not in touch with it-business in my professional life. Ubuntu and free software is my hobby and I like to contribute as much as my time allows.

My Ubuntu story

I am using kubuntu for several years now and I started my "Ubuntu story" with giving support in the german speaking kubuntu community (http://www.kubuntu-de.org). I am still doing this, because I think it is important to see some support in our language.

Some months ago I started my packaging career and since then I have been contributing internationally. There is still a lot to learn for me, but I think I got in touch with Kubuntu development and I enjoy it.

My involvement

My first involvement were some plasma-widget packages. After that I joined the Kubuntu "Ninjas" team and helped packaging KDE 4.*

I am proud of packaging bilbo, which was not so easy for a beginner and took some time. Bilbo is now replaced by Blogilo, which is part of kdepim. My latest package was minitube, I worked together with upstream to make it distributable and I am proud of upstream author being happy with us (: :

http://flavio.tordini.org/minitube-is-in-ubuntu-repositories

As I said before, there is still more room for learning, but I think I am ready now for joining the MOTU team.

Examples of my work / Things I'm proud of

  • plasma-widget-windowslist
  • plasma-widget-stasks
  • plasma-widget-fancytasks
  • plasma-widget-daisy
  • plasma-widget-plasmaboard
  • bilbo
  • minitube
  • koffice 2.* (PPA only)
  • Helped packaging KDE 4.*

Areas of work

I work with the Kubuntu team. I have already fixed some bugs, for example bug 409407 (which was fixed upstream before it succeeded) and bug 411020 (not my patch of course, I am not a coder)

BUgfixing still to come for Lucid, but honestly I have to say, that I have my problems here, because I am

Things I could do better

I would like to do more bug triage. Packaging is fun, but a distribution lives from fixing relevant bugs as fast as possible and handle irrelevant bugs as good as we can to keep the user satisfied.

General

What I like least in Ubuntu

It would be great if REVU returns as a platform for non MOTUs to upload packages (modified probably), which are fixed and not new. The current method seems to be more inefficient to me.


Comments

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Endorsements

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== <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.''
=== Areas of Improvement ===


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