Ubuntu Wiki

Current Projects

• IscsiInitiator: iSCSI support in the installer

• EncryptedPrivateDirectory: encrypted ~/Private directories in each user's home

• InitScriptStatusActions: determining if a service is running or not

• BootDegradedRaid: booting from a degraded RAID

• The Ubuntu Manpage Repository

• The Ubuntu Documentation Search for developers

• VM Builder Parameter Generator

• Working with Canonical's ISV Partners for the Ubuntu Server

Future Projects

• SwapfileAtInstallation: swapfiles support in the installer

• encrypting swap space by default

Contributions

Bugs Fixed

• see also: https://bugs.launchpad.net/~kirkland

• 32216, 33649, 44836, 45842, 46145, 46516, 64064, 120375, 155947, 187048, 187403, 194318, 199663, 201287, 201504, 203169, 203966, 206198, 222830, 224945, 234668, 235294, 235781, 238879, 242841, 243361, 246330, 246735, 247084, 247087, 247091, 247096, 247103, 247106, 247336, 247389, 247400, 247590, 247641, 247593, 248420, 249059, 249503, 250988, 251245, 251287, 251299, 251320, 251325, 251330, 251656, 253816, 254714, 255795, 256154, 257568, 258388, 259043, 259127, 259435, 259446, 259477, 260346, 260412, 260441, 260443, 260458, 264160

Packaging

• see also: https://launchpad.net/~kirkland/+packages

  • ecryptfs-utils intrepid merge

  • xchat intrepid merge

  • audacious intrepid merge

  • pam: intrepid merge

  • yaboot-installer: Intrepid merge

  • LSB: Intrepid merge

  • PHP5: Intrepid merge

  • Virtualization metapackages: ubuntu-virt-server, ubuntu-virt-mgmt

  • LTP merged: Hardy merge

  • cyrus-sasl2 merged: Hardy merge

Sponsors

I would like to thank the following people for sponsoring my uploads:

• AdamConrad, BryceHarrington, ChuckShort, ColinWatson, emgent, JamieStrandboge, KeesCook, LaMontJones, LukeYelavich, MartinPitt, MathiasGug, MatthiasKlose, SorenHansen, SteveLangasek

Debian Efforts

• debianutils select-editor - created a patch to support a per-user default editor selector interface (select-editor) and tying that into Debian's sensible-editor

• cron sensible-editor

• lsb-base status_of_proc

• ltp maintenance (proposed)

• Bugs reported / patches submitted:
  • 470091, 482284, 482774, 483285, 488275, 489830, 490095, 490233, 492126, 492131, 492138

Authored Projects

I have authored and continue to maintain the following open source projects:

• Ubuntu manpages - http://ubuntu.dustinkirkland.com/manpages

• Ubuntu Documentation Search - http://people.ubuntu.com/~kirkland/search.html

• ubuntu-vm-builder Parameter Generator - http://people.ubuntu.com/~kirkland/ubuntu-vm-builder.html

• Pictor - https://edge.launchpad.net/pictor

• Musica - https://edge.launchpad.net/musica

• Lynx-Web-App - https://edge.launchpad.net/lynx-web-app

• Bogo Sec - http://bogosec.sourceforge.net/

Upstream Projects

I have previously contributed functionality to the following upstream projects:

• Linux (kernel) - audit subsystem, SELinux labels

• Audit (Linux audit userspace subsystem) - comparators

• Yaboot (PowerPC bootloader) - software RAID, bootonce

• Anaconda (Red Hat/Fedora installer) - software RAID for PowerPC, incremental ISO integrity check

• Autotest (automated testing framework) - ltp-diff, conmux

• LTP (Linux Test Project) - various tests for EAL certification

• Ecryptfs (crytographic filesystem) - setup pam mounted individual cryto directory in ~/Private

Publications

• Linux Software RAID - http://download.boulder.ibm.com/ibmdl/pub/software/dw/library/os-ltc-filesystems/Linux-Software-RAID-Tutorial.pdf

• Bogo Sec - http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/library/l-bogosec.html

• Linux system auditing by example (acknowledged for code) - http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/linux/library/l-security-audit.html

Ubuntu Membership Endorsements

I support Dustin's quest to become a Ubuntu member. He has showed alot of knowledge and experience that I appreciate. He would be a good member of the community -- ChuckShort (zul)

Dustin's done great work, and he's a quick learner. Big +1 from me as well. -- KeesCook (kees)

I'm happy that I get to work with Dustin every day. He's very enthusiastic about Ubuntu and I'd certainly consider him ubuntu member material. -- SorenHansen

Ubuntu MOTU Endorsements

Dustin has been a very enthusiastic and knowledgeable Ubuntu developer for several months now, and I have had long and great discussions with him. He mastered the day-to-day packaging arts and never hesitates to ask for advice when in doubt. He has clear goals for the server area and is working on them consistently. I am happy to advocate him to become a MOTU. -- MartinPitt (pitti)

I'm a advocate of Dustin gaining MOTU privileges. He's conscientious and has a good knack for finding well thought out compromises when weighing conflicting needs. I've been very happy with the quality the packaging work I've seen. -- KeesCook (kees)

I've been following Dustin's work on several projects and have been impressed with how he not only solves a given problem, but looks for ways to solve that entire class of problems. I suspect he'll be a huge asset on the MOTU team. -- BryceHarrington (bryce)

Dustin is one of the key member of the Ubuntu Server team. He has excellent ideas for improvements and always discusses them with other developers. He is able to produce technical solutions of very high quality. I highly recommend him for being part of MOTU. -- MathiasGug (mathiaz)

I work with Dustin on a day to day basis and have sponsored several of his packages. His work is of high quality, and he also possesses two of most important traits for being a good Ubuntu developer/contributor: he asks questions (while critically accepting the answers) and learns from his past efforts. I whole-heartedly recommend Dustin for MOTU. -- JamieStrandboge (jdstrand)

I've sponsored some of Dustin's changes and given some advice on his manual page repository work. Generally speaking his work has been of good quality and he's taken on board comments from others quickly and without fuss. I think he knows his way around by now and I'd be happy to recommend him as a MOTU. -- ColinWatson (cjwatson)