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Rik Mills

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United Kingdom

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~rikmills

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rikmills[@]kubuntu[DOT]org

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acheronuk on irc.freenode.net

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User: acheron

Who I am

Tell us a bit about yourself.

Hi, I'm a long time Kubuntu user who has decided it is time to step up to help the distribution/flavour that has been of such benefit to me over the years.

I started using Linux/Unix at University, and carried on using Linux/Unix for post-grad research. I have also used desktop Linux such as Suse - Mandrake - Mandriva over the years.

After the Mandriva 'disappearance' I switched to Kubuntu, and have never regretted that move.

Kubuntu's strap-line is "Kubuntu, making your PC friendly" and I see this as a core aim of the project, and something to always aim to improve on.

My Ubuntu story

Tell us how and when you got involved, what you liked working on and what you could probably do better.

My involvement

Examples of my work / Things I'm proud of

Areas of work

Let us know what you worked on, with which development teams / developers with whom you cooperated and how it worked out.

Things I could do better

Plans for the future

General

What I like least in Ubuntu

Please describe what you like least in Ubuntu and what thoughts do you have about fixing it.


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@.

I'm very happy to see Rik step up and apply for Kubuntu Developer. Since he first began contributing, he's cheerfully picked up whatever jobs needed doing, asking for help or explanations along the way if needed. That is so refreshing. In addition, Rik worked and still works with everybody, including the Plasma and Neon teams.

Rik knows that becoming a Kubuntu Developer will help the project, so he's applying. That is awesome. -- valorie-zimmerman 2017-01-06 03:21:10

Rik has been a HUGE help and supportive member of the Kubuntu Community in everything from tech support to development. He has an amazing work ethic and works with very well with many teams in and out of the Ubuntu and KDE community.

-- aaronhoneycutt -- aaronhoneycutt 2017-01-06 05:26:06


Endorsements

As a sponsor, just copy the template below, fill it out and add it to this section.

Clive Johnston

General feedback

I have worked very closely with Rik before and since being accepted as a Kubuntu Developer myself, in October 2016. To date, I have sponsored packages from KDE Frameworks and Plasma, and we are currently working on KDE Applications 16.12. Rik is extremely conscience regarding his work and often pulls me up on some of mine! I fully trust his decision making process and the conclusions he reaches. If he is unsure about anything, he will ask others and will only proceed when in procession of all facts and factors.

Specific Experiences of working together

Rik and Santa worked well together in getting Yakkety released and out the door. Since then Rik has worked hard on the development branch 17.04, codenamed Zesty Zapus. He has also been heavily involved in moving the Kubuntu Continuous Integration (KCI) server to a new, faster server, a task that he has learned a lot and I think secretly enjoyed Smile :)

Rik has also been involved with helping users via bug reports and online forums, often trying to replicate the issue and then researching a fix. His ability to investigate problems never ceases to amaze me.

A list of Rik's uploads can be found here - https://launchpad.net/~rikmills/+uploaded-packages

Areas of Improvement

I can't think of any area of improvement, only suggest that he keeps doing what he has been doing, learning new things and passing them on to the team. One area we are all lacking in is proper and up-to-date documentation, something that needs to be looked at and some progress made on.

-- clivejo 2017-01-03 21:31:12


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.''
## Full list of sponsored packages can be generated here:
## http://ubuntu-dev.alioth.debian.org/cgi-bin/ubuntu-sponsorships.cgi?
=== Areas of Improvement ===