Here is the my MOTU journey. My to do is : 1. package an new version for ibwebadmin-2.0 (ibwebadmin is now removed from the debian and ubuntu so i have to add it back [Done is in revu] 2. backport firebird 2.1 for ubuntu stable releases (see the security bugs for 1.5 and 2.0) 3. backport firebird2.0 for dapper/feisty (firebird 1.5 is removed from debian/ubuntu - security issue) ||<>|| = Journal = Here i keep my log about the MOTU progress [[http://jimicompot.blogspot.com/]] = Introduction = I have been using Ubuntu for a while and is time to get back to the comunity a little of my humble contribution. This page will discuss the steps that I go through in order to become an MOTU and is inspired by the friends [[protonchris/MOTU|Protonchris's MOTU page]] and [[EfrainValles/MOTUJourney|Efrain's MOTU page]]. = Task List = ||'''Task'''||'''Date Completed'''||'''Notes (See section below)'''|| || Read [[UbuntuDevelopment|Ubuntu Development Documentation]] ||10 Feb 2008 || || || Read [[UbuntuDevelopers|Info about Ubuntu Developers]] ||10 Feb 2008 || || || Read [[MOTU/GettingStarted|MOTU Getting Started]] ||13 Feb 2008 || || || Read [[PbuilderHowto|Pbuilder Documentation]] ||20 Feb 2008 || || || Read [[PackagingGuide|Packaging Guide]] ||22 Feb 2008 || || || Read [[MeetingLogs/openweekgutsy/Package101b1|Check out IRC Packaging 101 b1 log]] ||22 Feb 2008 || || || Read [[MeetingLogs/openweekgutsy/Package101b2|Check out IRC Packaging 101 b2 log]] ||28 Feb 2008 || || || Read [[PackagingGuide/Recipes|MOTU Recipes]] ||28 Feb 2008 || || || Exercise: [[PackagingGuide/Complete#head-b1e654041de2f572282304b43e4b5191866afe46| Packaging hello from source]] ||20 Feb 2008 ||packaged hello2.2 || || Exercise: [[PackagingGuide/Complete#head-54affe1daa46d0329d4eb61c90c13454df5bde63| Packaging hello using debhelper]] ||TODO || || Read [[UbuntuDevelopment/CodeReviews|Ubuntu Development Code Review]] ||TODO || || || Read [[SponsorshipProcess|The Sponsorship Process]] ||25 Mar 2008 || || || Read [[http://ftp-master.debian.org/REJECT-FAQ.html|FAQ on why packages get rejected in Debian]] ||TODO || || || Uploaded Flamerobin 0.8.3 [[http://flamerobin.blogspot.com/2008/02/flamerobin-083-is-uploaded-to.html|ppa package]] ||22 Feb 2008 ||https://launchpad.net/~mapopa/+archive || || Uploaded ibwebadmin 1.0.2 [[http://jimicompot.blogspot.com/2008/02/updating-package-ibwebadmin-to-102.html|ppa package]] ||28 Feb 2008 ||[[https://launchpad.net/~mapopa/+archive]] || || Fix php5-interbase bugs [[https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/php-interbase/+bugs]] ||4 Mar 2008 || uploaded some fixes to my ppa and requested fix || || Fix firebird2.0 bug in hardy [[https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firebird2.0/+bug/206469]] ||25 Mar 2008 || I have requested an merge from debian || || Request merge of flamerobin from debian [[https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/flamerobin/+bug/206630]] ||25 Mar 2008||Finished|| ||Read the Freeze Exception [[https://wiki.ubuntu.com/FreezeExceptionProcess]]||26 Mar 2008||added build/install logs for flamrobin 0.8.6|| = Small Notes = 1.lintian wanted `-$(MAKE) distclean` in the hello rules file to be changed to `[ ! -f Makefile ] || $(MAKE) distclean` 2.Hello 2.2 is now available in the gutsy repository. So download [[http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/hello/hello-2.2.tar.gz|Hello 2.2]] instead. 3.There are some hard bugs to kill like the ones about /var/run/firebird/2.0 file missing in firebird2.0 hardy/gutsy package ---- [[CategoryMOTULog]]