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== Introduction == '''I, Sergio Schvezov, apply for MOTU'''
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Hello fellow Ubuntu users. I am matt_symes. == About Me ==
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I am a software developer coding in C/C++, Python, HTML, CSS, Javascript and shell scripting. I also build and fix computers and configure networks. === TL;DR ===
I'm a generation X or Y person depending on when the cutoff date is. For someone who lived in Argentina and in a non early network connected town, I consider myself an early adopter starting with Slackware from a huge set of floppies from a magazzine called [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_computer_magazines_in_Spain#Defunct|Solo Programadores]] only to discover my family PC was not supported as it had a Triden 9440 card, given the family PC status, I abandoned it until a couple years later where I discovered Red Hat 5.2 and later on Debian (IIRC woody) which was the distribution I stuck with the longest after Ubuntu in the later years.
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I run an Ubuntu 11.04 server and Ubuntu development version (currently 12.04) on my laptop. I also use Arch, Gentoo and Fedora and change between them as the mood takes me. After getting my first broadband connection I turned into what some people call a *distro hopper* (they didn't last more than a month, except for Gentoo and LFS which took a month to install); you could also include the *BDSs and Solaris/OpenSolaris in those distros.
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== About Me == With regards to work; I've been hired in the past by Motorola where I used Solaris extensively to QA what became [[http://www.motorolasolutions.com/US-EN/Business+Product+and+Services/Enterprise+Voice|TEAM]] where I worked mostly on the installations, test environments and the actual protocols (SIP, PTT, Cellular/GSM).
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I first got into software development when using a BBC Model B 32K computer. Yes, you read that correct - 32K of memory ! I started writing in BASIC on it and then taught myself 6502 assembler. I then moved onto a Commodore 64, games consoles and, finally, onto PCs. I then moved on to work at Intel; where I started out in IT and lab management and spread Ubuntu all over the place and had the first Linux installation in the commercial datacenter. I then moved on to work for [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appup|Intel's AppUp]] for [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MeeGo|MeeGo]], which looked pretty much like Ubuntu Software Center now and had apps promoted though it's panels (much like Ubuntu's Lens).
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I studied computer science at university and and then started my career developing software in C/C++ mainly on the Windows platform. I had my first taste of Linux using Mandrake (now Mandriva) and Red Hat before it became RHEL. Back in those days it was alot more difficult to configure and, with only a dial up modem to get technical information, could be a right pain. === Actual ME ===
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Because work was based on Windows, i concentrated on Windows. I always kept an eye open to see what was happening with Linux but never used it as my main operating system. Come 2012, I moved on to work for Canonical; I love the work here, the openness and community around Ubuntu. My dedication was initially on Ubuntu for Android but shortly after became part of the team that started building the phablet, now called Ubuntu Touch and hopefully soon, just Ubuntu :-) That team today is the Ubuntu Phone Foundtations team.
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That changed with the release Ubuntu 9.10. I had bought a new Laptop and managed to completely erase the hard drive including the recovery partition, so much so that no recovery software would get the partitions back. At that time, I did not want to shell out for another copy of Windows. I had been running Ubuntu in a virtual machine before that so i felt comfortable enough to install it as my main operating system. It's Windows that i now run in a virtual machine. == Contact Information ==

|| IRC || sergiusens ||
|| Launchpad || [[https://launchpad.net/~sergiusens|~sergiusens]] ||
|| Email || sergiusens [at] gmail.com ||
|| Website || http://blog.sergiusens.org ||
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My main contributions to Ubuntu have been through the Ubuntu forums where i try to offer help and advice in, hopefully, a polite manner; although others will be the judge of that. I report spam and abusive or inappropriate posts whenever i see them. Mostly worked around what adds up to Ubuntu Touch:
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I also wrote a script along with other forum members including hippytaff, to help diagnose wireless problems.  * ... first ports for maguro, then also mako and manta ([[http://phablet.ubuntu.com/gitweb|repo]])
 * ... wrote and maintain [[http://launchpad.net/phablet-tools|phablet-tools]].
 * ... heavily contributed to the Ubuntu Touch porting guide.
 * ... actively maintained the Jenkins servers (s-jenkins) where we used to build Ubuntu Touch completely from.
 * ... initially packaged many of the Ubuntu Touch specific components, mostly the ones listed [[https://launchpad.net/ubuntu-touch-preview|here]].
 * ... some adaptations/porting for autopilot on devices.
 * ... nuntium, for MMS support on the phone, integrating with ofono and telepathy-ofono.
 * ... ciborium, the phone "SD Card" application.
 * ... packaged and worked on the build and sync for all preinstalled click applications.
 * ... worked on the CI for most of the packages that were specific to Ubuntu Touch. We luckily have a CI team for that now :-)
 * ... non ci (daily release) packaging contributions:
  * ... Debian packages sponsoree http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=sergio.schvezov@canonical.com
  * ... Ubuntu packages sponsoree http://ubuntu-dev.alioth.debian.org/cgi-bin/ubuntu-sponsorships.cgi?render=html&sponsoree=Sergio+Schvezov&sponsoree_search=name

And now snappy as well:

 * ... the snappy webdm.
 * ... ubuntu-device-flash support
 * ... overall here and there small snippets in the snappy cli, init and others.

You can often find me on #ubuntu-touch, #ubuntu-ci-eng and #ubuntu-devel on freenode.

My relevant talks at events (outside of [v]UDS) are:
 * ''An Introduction to Ubuntu Touch'' at the [[http://www.flisolcba.com.ar/|FLISOL 2013]]; I was also an organizer.
 * A similar ''Ubuntu Touch Intro'' talk and another ''Porting to Ubuntu Touch'' crash course at [[http://www.ubuconla.org/|UbuConLA 2013]].
 * A talk about testing and autopilot in general at [[http://ar.pycon.org/2012/activity/accepted#92|PyConAR 2012]].
 * UbuntuOpenWeek -> [[http://irclogs.ubuntu.com/2013/05/21/%23ubuntu-classroom.html#t13:02|Ubuntu Touch Team]]

=== Things I can do better ===

 * Track existing bugs in a more active manner.
 * Respond to issues faster.
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I plan to continue using Linux and Ubuntu as my main operating system. My server has been very stable indeed, running Ubuntu. I plan on getting more involved in the testing side of Ubuntu and i have been considering starting or joining a software development project if time permits me. I am also considering using IRC alot more than i currently do.  * Improve code test coverage.
 * Embrace auto package tests (for click and debs).
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== Testimonials == ----
= 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``@`.''
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Please feel free to comment. I always appreciate constructive criticism.
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= Endorsements =
''As a sponsor, just copy the template below, fill it out and add it to this section.''

== Loïc Minier ==
=== General feedback ===

Sergio has proven a solid understanding of Ubuntu development. Not only does he program in a wide range of the languages we care about -- C, Python, Go... -- he also understands Debian packaging in depth.

More importantly, Sergio is a very conscientious person; he's precise in his work and he keeps automating the things that really ought to be automated. Very important to me, he listens to others and takes comments into account when iterating.

=== Specific Experiences of working together ===

I can't list specific things, but over the past many months I've looked at utility scripts, Debian packaging changes, upstream code snippets and more pieces developed by Sergio; I don't have any bad memory of any! :-)

----
== 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 ===

}}}

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[[CategoryMOTUApplication]]

I, Sergio Schvezov, apply for MOTU

About Me

TL;DR

I'm a generation X or Y person depending on when the cutoff date is. For someone who lived in Argentina and in a non early network connected town, I consider myself an early adopter starting with Slackware from a huge set of floppies from a magazzine called Solo Programadores only to discover my family PC was not supported as it had a Triden 9440 card, given the family PC status, I abandoned it until a couple years later where I discovered Red Hat 5.2 and later on Debian (IIRC woody) which was the distribution I stuck with the longest after Ubuntu in the later years.

After getting my first broadband connection I turned into what some people call a *distro hopper* (they didn't last more than a month, except for Gentoo and LFS which took a month to install); you could also include the *BDSs and Solaris/OpenSolaris in those distros.

With regards to work; I've been hired in the past by Motorola where I used Solaris extensively to QA what became TEAM where I worked mostly on the installations, test environments and the actual protocols (SIP, PTT, Cellular/GSM).

I then moved on to work at Intel; where I started out in IT and lab management and spread Ubuntu all over the place and had the first Linux installation in the commercial datacenter. I then moved on to work for Intel's AppUp for MeeGo, which looked pretty much like Ubuntu Software Center now and had apps promoted though it's panels (much like Ubuntu's Lens).

Actual ME

Come 2012, I moved on to work for Canonical; I love the work here, the openness and community around Ubuntu. My dedication was initially on Ubuntu for Android but shortly after became part of the team that started building the phablet, now called Ubuntu Touch and hopefully soon, just Ubuntu Smile :-) That team today is the Ubuntu Phone Foundtations team.

Contact Information

IRC

sergiusens

Launchpad

~sergiusens

Email

sergiusens [at] gmail.com

Website

http://blog.sergiusens.org

Contributions

Mostly worked around what adds up to Ubuntu Touch:

And now snappy as well:

  • ... the snappy webdm.
  • ... ubuntu-device-flash support
  • ... overall here and there small snippets in the snappy cli, init and others.

You can often find me on #ubuntu-touch, #ubuntu-ci-eng and #ubuntu-devel on freenode.

My relevant talks at events (outside of [v]UDS) are:

Things I can do better

  • Track existing bugs in a more active manner.
  • Respond to issues faster.

Future Goals

  • Improve code test coverage.
  • Embrace auto package tests (for click and debs).

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@.

Endorsements

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

Loïc Minier

General feedback

Sergio has proven a solid understanding of Ubuntu development. Not only does he program in a wide range of the languages we care about -- C, Python, Go... -- he also understands Debian packaging in depth.

More importantly, Sergio is a very conscientious person; he's precise in his work and he keeps automating the things that really ought to be automated. Very important to me, he listens to others and takes comments into account when iterating.

Specific Experiences of working together

I can't list specific things, but over the past many months I've looked at utility scripts, Debian packaging changes, upstream code snippets and more pieces developed by Sergio; I don't have any bad memory of any! Smile :-)

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 ===

CategoryMOTUApplication

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