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| = Martin-Éric in a nutshell = * Born on year zero of time_t() in Québec and living in Finland since 1998. * Language freak (native English and French, near-native Finnish, fluent in several more languages). * Traveling freak. As my homepage says: "if you're doing something cool and live somewhere, where an unusual language is spoken, I definitely want to hear from you." * Connector personality: * I facilitate the encounter of innovative people from different corners of the planet. * Those people often launch successful business relationships as a result of my facilitation. |
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| == Background == | '''I, Martin-Éric Racine, apply for MOTU (general development in Ubuntu) and for Per Package Uploader (xserver-xorg-video-geode).''' |
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| * Became an Ubuntero via Launchpad on 2006-09-18 (already on the Community Council agenda, ages ago). * Team member of Sange Coop's [http://www.linux-tuki.fi/ Linux Tuki], which is the official Ubuntu support partner for Finland. |
|| '''Name''' || Martin-Éric RACİNE || || '''L.P. Page''' || [[https://launchpad.net/~q-funk|q-funk]] || || '''Blog Page''' || [[http://q-funk.blogspot.com/search/label/Ubuntu|posts with an Ubuntu tag]]|| || '''Wiki Page''' || MartinEricRacine || || '''Location''' || Helsinki, Suomi, EU || = Who I am = I've been a Free Software user on various UNIX platforms since 1996. My Linux experience started in 1999 with a failed Red Hat install, followed by a successful Debian install on the same hardware. I have been maintaining a few Debian packages since 2003 and tracking bugs against them on Launchpad since 2005. However, my main focus in Free Software has always been on business development rather than on software development: * '''Currently''': Launching a new product that leverages unpublished ideas I had developed at Linutop and Artec. * 2007-2008: Business Development Manager at [[http://www.artecgroup.com|Artec]], a hardware startup that contributes to Coreboot and Linux kernel, and that manufactures the [[http://www.thincan.com|ThinCan]]. * 2006-2007: Established [[http://www.linutop.com|Linutop]] with French partners, then migrated to the company that designs and manufactures their hardware i.e. Artec. * Previous 10 years in various Free Software startups as CTO (network security products), Product Specialist (mobile communication platform), etc. = Conferences and Events = * Attended '''Linux Tag''' in Berlin, in 2008. Involved at the Coreboot and Skole Linux booths. * Attended '''UDS Intrepid''' in Prague in 2008. Contributed to several sessions. * Attended '''Solutions Linux''' in Paris in 2008. Involved at the Debian and Ubuntu booths. * Attended '''Linux 15th Anniversary''' in Helsinki in 2006. * Attended '''Debconf5''' in Helsinki in 2005. Leader of the PR team and MC of Debian Day. = My Ubuntu story = I first heard about Ubuntu in 2004 back when Warty was still under development. I tried it and felt that it wasn't ready for public consumption. This changed starting with Breezy and I've been handing out Ubuntu CD's ever since then. == My involvement == * MOTU since 2009-09-10. * MOTU Council PPU recommendation for '''xserver-xorg-video-geode''' not acted upon by DMB yet. * Member of X team since 2009-08-18. * Sustained contributions to the Geode X.org driver to ensure it keeps on working on LTSP clients since 2007. * Ubuntu member since 2009-07-16. * Primary bug contact on Launchpad for all the packages I maintain upstream at Debian. * Launchpad user since 2005-06-15. * Initiated the impromptu Debian derivatives meeting that took place during Debconf5 in 2005 to facilitate dialog between Debian, Ubuntu, Skole Linux, Maemo and other distributions towards better collaboration on issues of mutual interest. * Debian contributor since 2003. Previous involvement: * Formerly involved in CUPS maintenance and in language packs for Estonian, Latvian and Russian. * Former member of [[http://www.linux-tuki.fi/|Linux Tuki]] ("Linux Support" in Finnish), which is the official Ubuntu support partner for Finland. == Examples of my work / Things I'm proud of == === CUPS-PDF === * Solving the issue of delivering PDF printing capability by standard in Ubuntu. I maintain CUPS-PDF at Debian and becoming familiar with the more pointy desktop requirements at Ubuntu allowed me to get acquainted with the Ubuntu development model and with members of the Ubuntu desktop and Ubuntu printing teams. Among other things, maintainer script improvements by ''' Till Kamppeter''' and '''Martin Pitt''' were my first in-depth experience of merging Ubuntu changes into an upstream Debian package. === Geode X.org driver === * Complex situation between Canonical Global Support, one of their paying customers and the Ubuntu X team. I think that '''Marc Tardif''' and '''David Bensimon''' (Canonical) and '''Bryce Harrington''' (Ubuntu X team) would agree with me that we all learned a lot from this case, because it became a classic example of everything that can go wrong between a corporate entity's professional services department and a community of Ubuntu contributors being dragged into an issue where they are not covered by the department NDA's covenant. Learning how to adjust the dynamics between all players in this bug squashing exercise was quite a learning experience for everyone involved. == Areas of work == I mainly work on support for the Geode CPU platform in Ubuntu: * I work a lot with '''Bryce Harrington''' of the Ubuntu X Team since I personally maintain the Geode X.org driver. * Currently, I'm working with '''Leann Ogasawara''' of the QA Team to track down regressions in the Linux kernel that specifically affect the Geode platform. * As the Geode is primarily used in thin clients, I've previously worked with the LTSP Team on the same issues. == Things I could do better == Provide more timely responses to bugs, especially as far as uploading fixes. My PPA has been a somewhat useful tool to provide test packages to users, but lacking upload rights to main has sometimes meant that the fix did not make it on time for an Ubuntu release, particularly in cases when time was running out to review an SRU. My current Per Package Uploader Application for '''xserver-xorg-video-geode''' is here precisely to prevent this sort of missed opportunity from happening ever again. == Plans for the future == === General === * Make Ubuntu the #1 Linux distribution in the Educational and Governmental sectors, with a focus on LTSP. * Keep on maintaining Geode-related packages to ensure a sustainable support for the Geode platform in Ubuntu. * Promote Asterisk and Open Mosix as original LTSP extensions to leverage the CPU power of thin clients. === What I like least in Ubuntu === * Ubuntu is slowly turning into a Byzantine bureaucracy. The duplication of information between my wiki page and this application form is one example of this. * Some bugs are simply never dealt with, because the next Ubuntu release is only 6 months away and it's often simpler to tell the user to try the next version of <package> that is sitting in ubuntu+1 and to presume that newer means better, rather than ever getting around properly investigating the bug that was reported. = My other Free Software contributions = ''' X.org ''' * [[http://people.freedesktop.org/~q-funk/|Release Manager]] for the [[http://wiki.x.org/wiki/GeodeDriver|Geode video driver]]. ''' Debian ''' * Leader of the Linux-Aktivaatori team that handled Debconf 2005 press relations. |
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| * Leader of the Linux-Aktivaatori team that handled Debconf 2005 press relations. * Professional pedigree in Business Strategy, Key Account Management, Product Management: * [http://q-funk.iki.fi Martin-Éric Racine: Homepage] * Co-founder of [http://www.linutop.com Linutop]. * Currently working as Business Development Manager at [http://www.artecgroup.com Artec Group OÜ], a thin client manufacturer and ASIC/FPGA design start-up. * Actively involved in the AMD Geode Linux mailing list, where I ensure that the sometimes OLPC-specific code also works on more generic Geode hardware such as the [http://www.thincan.com ThinCan]. * Debian maintainer since 2003 (cups-pdf, ispell-et, numlockx, planner, rus-ispell, upgrade-system, utf-migration-tool, xserver-xorg-video-amd): * [http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=q-funk%40iki.fi Debian Developer's Packages Overview] * [http://nm.debian.org/nmstatus.php?email=q-funk%40iki.fi Debian New Maintainer: Applicant Status] * Ubuntu maintainer and user as well. I keep track of Launchpad bugs against my packages and merge back into Debian whenever possible. = Goals for Ubuntu = == Primary goals == * Advocacy. My laptop has an Ubuntu sticker that attracts a lot of attention and that provides a good opportunity to distribute CDs to interested people. I thus regularly end up handing out CDs and providing initial guidance to lay Ubuntu adopters. I do the same with corporate users wanting to offer versions of their software on Linux. I recommend that they chose Ubuntu as their supported distribution. It works. * Eliminate the delta between Debian and Ubuntu releases for my own packages. As I keep on noticing, most Ubuntu delta apply to Debian without affecting operation on a default Debian system and also often contribute something meaningful to the overall packaging quality. Thus, most of my current activities on Launchpad involve keeping track of bugs whose solution can be readily merged directly into my Debian packages. * One example of this has been the long-standing situation with CUPS-PDF: Because Ubuntu uses a low-privilege user to run CUPS, CUPS-PDF could not write files to user directories using the 1.1.23 series. Various users reported this throughout the Hoary, Breezy and Dapper cycles. However, since the CUPS 1.2 series was released, a new method exists to control this: as keen Ubuntu users noticed, setting mode +s on the back-end binary fixes it. After ensuring that it would not break the Debian package, I gladly merged the fix in the postinst script for cups-pdf 2.4.1-2, right on time for the Edgy release. * Crazy idea #1: the sponsor-sync queue. Many developers prefer to work within the Ubuntu team, but want their work to benefit all Debian derivatives. They also clearly see the benefit of avoiding unnecessary delta between their Debian and Ubuntu versions of the same software. Ensuring this requires uploading straight into Debian and then requesting a sync to Ubuntu. However, uploading to Debian requires passing NM and becoming a DD, which many people find pointlessly tedious, especially when Ubuntu is their main playground. The idea: What if we had a dedicated team of reviewers with its own upload queue, similar to Debian Mentors and Ubuntu REVU, that strictly takes care of both sponsoring packages to Debian and then requesting the sync right after? == Secondary goals == === Entreprise Linux === * Create, develop and implement marketing strategies that will make Ubuntu the new de-facto Entreprise Linux solution. * Support startups interested in developing Ubuntu-based custom Debian distributions for their local market. * Already in contact with two Baltic startups who want to do this. * Develop an [https://wiki.ubuntu.com/EngineerCertification Ubuntu Debian Certified Engineer] (UDCE) training program. * Eliminate the corportate world's scepticism against Debian and Ubuntu. * Directly compete with Red Hat's RHCE as the #1 Linux certification. * Motivate ISV support of Debian and Ubuntu (e.g. Oracle, etc.). * Develop an Ubuntu Debian program for ISV partners. * Motivate QA standards resulting from ISV participation in UDCE training program. * Emphasize additional training on how to package software for Debian and Ubuntu. = ALSA PowerMac issues = ALSA support on PowerMac mostly works on G4 or newer hardware, but is somewhat broken on OldWorld and G3 hardware: * [https://bugtrack.alsa-project.org/alsa-bug/view.php?id=306 ALSA BTS: 0000306: Burgundy: compiles, but no sound comes out] (use Guest login to view) Because this situation threatens to leave early PowerMac users in the dust, over what is a rather trivial issue to fix, I've been actively solliciting ALSA and PPC kernel developer help to permanently fix ALSA on all PPC subarchitectures, via repeated messages to the Debian PowerPC mailing list and via a series of bug reports on the ALSA Bug Tracker. == Ubuntu bounty == In order to stimulate developers willing to tackle this issue, I got MarkShuttleworth to offer a 500 USD bounty. Interested developers should contact Ubuntu's MattZimmerman for details on how to claim the bounty. == Current status of ALSA support on PowerMac == This table attempts to summarize the status of support for ALSA sound on PowerMac hardware. Information gathering is still work in progress and done via the [http://wiki.debian.org/?PowerpcSoundcards Debian wiki], based on data provided by users in response to my posts on the Debian PowerPC mailing list. || n/a = not applicable. || # = see note below. || ? = untested. || ||'''Chipset'''||Platform (machine ID)||'''Master Volume'''||'''Speakers'''||'''Headphones'''||'''CD'''||'''Line Input'''||'''Microphone'''||'''Beep'''|| || AWACS ||601, 603, 604 (Old World) ||yes|| # ||yes||yes||yes||yes||yes|| ||Screamer||G3 beige ||yes|| # || # || # || ? || ? ||yes|| ||Burgundy||G3 iMac classic (iMac,1) ||yes|| # || # ||yes|| ? ||yes||yes|| || ? ||G3 iBook clamshell || || || || || || ||no || ||tumbler ||G4 Quick Silver ||yes||yes||yes||yes|| ? || ? ||yes|| || ? ||G4 iMac flowerpot || || || || || || ||yes|| ||snapper ||G4 pBook (PowerBook 3,4) || || || || || || ||yes|| ||tumbler ||G3 iBook2 (PowerBook 4,1) ||yes||yes||yes||yes||n/a||n/a||yes|| ||snapper ||G3 iBook2 (PowerBook 4,3) ||yes||yes||yes||yes||n/a||n/a||yes|| ||Snapper ||G4 pBook (PowerBook 5,6) ||yes||yes||yes||no ||n/a||yes||yes|| ||snapper ||G4 iBook2 (PowerBook 6,5) ||yes||yes||yes||yes||n/a||yes||yes|| ||snapper ||G5 desktop (PowerMac 7,2) ||yes||yes||yes||yes||no ||n/a||yes|| ||snapper ||eMac 700 ||yes|| || || || ||no ||no || ||intrepid||Mac Mini || || || || || || || || ||daca || ? || || || || || || || || ||keywest || ? || || || || || || || || == NOTES == === AWACS (601, 603, 604, 604e a.k.a. Old World) === * Beeping goes to both the internal speaker and the audio output, because the circuitry to mute the internal speaker is not detected by the driver. As such, getting beeps exclusively to the audio output requires disconnecting the cable going to the internal speaker. === Screamer (beige G3) === * CD playback requires selecting the CD source as recordable. * Output jack doubles as speaker/headphones. * Input jack doubles as line/microphone. === Burgundy (iMac G3) === As of kernel 2.6.13 (ALSA 1.0.9a): * Most of the mutes don't work, or their state cannot be saved. * Headphone detection induced auto-muting of the speakers doesn't work. * Controls for the stereo speakers and for the headphones are reversed (wrong offset in the control matrix?). === Snapper === ==== G5 desktop ==== As of kernel 2.6.12 (ALSA 1.0.9): * The 3 outputs (line/headphones/speakers) work correctly, along with auto-detection of an insterted plug on the first two output. * The digital input is not working yet. ==== G4 PowerBook alu post-february-2005 (PowerBook 5,6) ==== As of kernel 2.6.13 (ALSA 1.0.9a): * Sound is dead when returning from a power suspend. * Analog CD control is not available. |
* [[http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=q-funk%40iki.fi|Maintainer]] since 2003. ''' ALSA ''' * Created the [[ALSA_on_PPC]] reference to document the status of ALSA support on PPC hardware. |
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| CategoryHomepage | = Testimonials = * I've known Martin-Eric for quite some time now and I've been a direct witness to his involvement and interest in Ubuntu, including advocacy. I've had to deal with intricate bugs where Martin-Eric provides useful comments, and even fixes :) He's always keen on helping others "the Ubuntu way". -- FabianRodriguez aka MagicFab * Working on LTSP, Martin-Eric's help with the Geode driver has been of great help. He's a very capable developer and his contributions to the Ubuntu project have helped a lot of people. I'd be pleased to see him become an Ubuntu member. -- StéphaneGraber - stgraber = 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``@`.'' == Stéphane Graber == Martin-Éric is doing an amazing work on the Geode X driver and more generally on X and LTSP. Although I never had the chance to sponsor one of his package, I'm sure he's a good packager and he most certainly deserves upload rights and will use them to improve and fix Ubuntu's X. -- [[LaunchpadHome:stgraber]] <<DateTime(2009-08-25T08:06:32-0500)>> == Till Kamppeter == I am doing the printing stack for Ubuntu and have observed the developemnt of cups-pdf, handled bug reports, and also contributed by myself to the cups-pdf package. I think Martin-Éric does good work on the package and it would be great if he could simply upload it if he does some change on it. If he has questions, he simply asks me on IRC. I cannot say anything about his X driver packages, but upload rights for cups-pdf he should get. -- [[LaunchpadHome:till-kamppeter]] <<DateTime(2009-08-26T08:52:45+0100)>> = Endorsements = ''As a sponsor, just copy the template below, fill it out and add it to this section. Don't forget to sign with `@``SIG``@`.'' == Bryce Harrington == === General feedback === Martin-Éric has been very helpful at keeping tabs on the status of the -geode driver, including taking lead on packaging of it, and pushing for backports. For updates to the Geode driver in the development version of Ubuntu I trust his judgment implicitly. === Areas of Improvement === I will love to see him learn more about extracting specific fixes from a given release, as that will help increase his ability to successfully get fixes SRU'd for prior Ubuntu releases. == Martin Pitt == === General feedback === I have sponsored Martin-Eric's packages into Debian and Ubuntu for years, in particular upgrade-system, xserver-xorg-video-geode, and cups-pdf. He knows them inside out, knows enough about packaging, and knows Ubuntu policy such as freezes, and is aware of our support structure (SRUs, LTSes, etc.) In the last years I never had any complaints about those packages. I welcome him becoming able to upload these himself, and want to thank him for his work so far. == 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.'' === Areas of Improvement === }}} ---- [[CategoryHomepage]] [[CategoryMOTUApplication]] [[CategoryPerPackageUploaderApplication]] |
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I, Martin-Éric Racine, apply for MOTU (general development in Ubuntu) and for Per Package Uploader (xserver-xorg-video-geode).
Name |
Martin-Éric RACİNE |
L.P. Page |
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Blog Page |
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Wiki Page |
MartinEricRacine |
Location |
Helsinki, Suomi, EU |
Who I am
I've been a Free Software user on various UNIX platforms since 1996. My Linux experience started in 1999 with a failed Red Hat install, followed by a successful Debian install on the same hardware. I have been maintaining a few Debian packages since 2003 and tracking bugs against them on Launchpad since 2005.
However, my main focus in Free Software has always been on business development rather than on software development:
Currently: Launching a new product that leverages unpublished ideas I had developed at Linutop and Artec.
2007-2008: Business Development Manager at Artec, a hardware startup that contributes to Coreboot and Linux kernel, and that manufactures the ThinCan.
2006-2007: Established Linutop with French partners, then migrated to the company that designs and manufactures their hardware i.e. Artec.
- Previous 10 years in various Free Software startups as CTO (network security products), Product Specialist (mobile communication platform), etc.
Conferences and Events
Attended Linux Tag in Berlin, in 2008. Involved at the Coreboot and Skole Linux booths.
Attended UDS Intrepid in Prague in 2008. Contributed to several sessions.
Attended Solutions Linux in Paris in 2008. Involved at the Debian and Ubuntu booths.
Attended Linux 15th Anniversary in Helsinki in 2006.
Attended Debconf5 in Helsinki in 2005. Leader of the PR team and MC of Debian Day.
My Ubuntu story
I first heard about Ubuntu in 2004 back when Warty was still under development. I tried it and felt that it wasn't ready for public consumption. This changed starting with Breezy and I've been handing out Ubuntu CD's ever since then.
My involvement
- MOTU since 2009-09-10.
MOTU Council PPU recommendation for xserver-xorg-video-geode not acted upon by DMB yet.
- Member of X team since 2009-08-18.
- Sustained contributions to the Geode X.org driver to ensure it keeps on working on LTSP clients since 2007.
- Ubuntu member since 2009-07-16.
- Primary bug contact on Launchpad for all the packages I maintain upstream at Debian.
- Launchpad user since 2005-06-15.
- Initiated the impromptu Debian derivatives meeting that took place during Debconf5 in 2005 to facilitate dialog between Debian, Ubuntu, Skole Linux, Maemo and other distributions towards better collaboration on issues of mutual interest.
- Debian contributor since 2003.
Previous involvement:
- Formerly involved in CUPS maintenance and in language packs for Estonian, Latvian and Russian.
Former member of Linux Tuki ("Linux Support" in Finnish), which is the official Ubuntu support partner for Finland.
Examples of my work / Things I'm proud of
CUPS-PDF
- Solving the issue of delivering PDF printing capability by standard in Ubuntu.
I maintain CUPS-PDF at Debian and becoming familiar with the more pointy desktop requirements at Ubuntu allowed me to get acquainted with the Ubuntu development model and with members of the Ubuntu desktop and Ubuntu printing teams. Among other things, maintainer script improvements by Till Kamppeter and Martin Pitt were my first in-depth experience of merging Ubuntu changes into an upstream Debian package.
Geode X.org driver
- Complex situation between Canonical Global Support, one of their paying customers and the Ubuntu X team.
I think that Marc Tardif and David Bensimon (Canonical) and Bryce Harrington (Ubuntu X team) would agree with me that we all learned a lot from this case, because it became a classic example of everything that can go wrong between a corporate entity's professional services department and a community of Ubuntu contributors being dragged into an issue where they are not covered by the department NDA's covenant. Learning how to adjust the dynamics between all players in this bug squashing exercise was quite a learning experience for everyone involved.
Areas of work
I mainly work on support for the Geode CPU platform in Ubuntu:
I work a lot with Bryce Harrington of the Ubuntu X Team since I personally maintain the Geode X.org driver.
Currently, I'm working with Leann Ogasawara of the QA Team to track down regressions in the Linux kernel that specifically affect the Geode platform.
- As the Geode is primarily used in thin clients, I've previously worked with the LTSP Team on the same issues.
Things I could do better
Provide more timely responses to bugs, especially as far as uploading fixes. My PPA has been a somewhat useful tool to provide test packages to users, but lacking upload rights to main has sometimes meant that the fix did not make it on time for an Ubuntu release, particularly in cases when time was running out to review an SRU. My current Per Package Uploader Application for xserver-xorg-video-geode is here precisely to prevent this sort of missed opportunity from happening ever again.
Plans for the future
General
- Make Ubuntu the #1 Linux distribution in the Educational and Governmental sectors, with a focus on LTSP.
- Keep on maintaining Geode-related packages to ensure a sustainable support for the Geode platform in Ubuntu.
- Promote Asterisk and Open Mosix as original LTSP extensions to leverage the CPU power of thin clients.
What I like least in Ubuntu
- Ubuntu is slowly turning into a Byzantine bureaucracy. The duplication of information between my wiki page and this application form is one example of this.
Some bugs are simply never dealt with, because the next Ubuntu release is only 6 months away and it's often simpler to tell the user to try the next version of <package> that is sitting in ubuntu+1 and to presume that newer means better, rather than ever getting around properly investigating the bug that was reported.
My other Free Software contributions
X.org
Release Manager for the Geode video driver.
Debian
- Leader of the Linux-Aktivaatori team that handled Debconf 2005 press relations.
- Master of Ceremony and main organizer of Debian Day at Debconf 2005.
Maintainer since 2003.
ALSA
Created the ALSA_on_PPC reference to document the status of ALSA support on PPC hardware.
Testimonials
I've known Martin-Eric for quite some time now and I've been a direct witness to his involvement and interest in Ubuntu, including advocacy. I've had to deal with intricate bugs where Martin-Eric provides useful comments, and even fixes
He's always keen on helping others "the Ubuntu way". -- FabianRodriguez aka MagicFab Working on LTSP, Martin-Eric's help with the Geode driver has been of great help. He's a very capable developer and his contributions to the Ubuntu project have helped a lot of people. I'd be pleased to see him become an Ubuntu member. -- StéphaneGraber - stgraber
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@.
Stéphane Graber
Martin-Éric is doing an amazing work on the Geode X driver and more generally on X and LTSP. Although I never had the chance to sponsor one of his package, I'm sure he's a good packager and he most certainly deserves upload rights and will use them to improve and fix Ubuntu's X. -- stgraber 2009-08-25 13:06:32
Till Kamppeter
I am doing the printing stack for Ubuntu and have observed the developemnt of cups-pdf, handled bug reports, and also contributed by myself to the cups-pdf package. I think Martin-Éric does good work on the package and it would be great if he could simply upload it if he does some change on it. If he has questions, he simply asks me on IRC. I cannot say anything about his X driver packages, but upload rights for cups-pdf he should get. -- till-kamppeter 2009-08-26 07:52:45
Endorsements
As a sponsor, just copy the template below, fill it out and add it to this section. Don't forget to sign with @SIG@.
Bryce Harrington
General feedback
Martin-Éric has been very helpful at keeping tabs on the status of the -geode driver, including taking lead on packaging of it, and pushing for backports. For updates to the Geode driver in the development version of Ubuntu I trust his judgment implicitly.
Areas of Improvement
I will love to see him learn more about extracting specific fixes from a given release, as that will help increase his ability to successfully get fixes SRU'd for prior Ubuntu releases.
Martin Pitt
General feedback
I have sponsored Martin-Eric's packages into Debian and Ubuntu for years, in particular upgrade-system, xserver-xorg-video-geode, and cups-pdf. He knows them inside out, knows enough about packaging, and knows Ubuntu policy such as freezes, and is aware of our support structure (SRUs, LTSes, etc.) In the last years I never had any complaints about those packages.
I welcome him becoming able to upload these himself, and want to thank him for his work so far.
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.'' === Areas of Improvement ===
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