YvesJunqueira

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Ubuntu member since Apr 3, 2006.

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Yves Junqueira Marques Teixeira (nictuku). Born in 02/1982

  • Work: Sysadmin and python hacker at Ministério do Desenvolvimento Social e Combate à Fome ("Ministry of Social Development") [http://www.mds.gov.br]

  • Education: Graduated in Relações Internacionais ("International Relations") at the Universidade de Brasília [http://www.unb.br]

  • Life: I love literature, movies, hacking and, most of all, I love Carla, my wife.
  • Tecnical interests:
    • Systems administration
    • Autonomic Computing

    • MS -> FOSS migration

    • Python development

    • Perl hacking Smile :-)

Contact

Community Presence

NWU

NWU is my biggest contribution to Ubuntu, I guess.

Nwu means "Network wide updates for systems which use APT."

It is based on a spec written by MichaelVogt. After reading the spec, I talked to AdamConrad (infinity) and MichaelVogt (mvo) volunteering to work on it. They said "great, go go". I've been working hard on it since december/2005.

The project has walked a long path already. I dedicate many daily hours to it, as you can see in the [https://dev.ubuntubrasil.org/trac/nwu/timeline?daysback=180 commits history].

I hope it will prove itself useful and stable enough for dapper+1.

I've received a lot of support from other users and Ubuntu members and that makes me even more excited about nwu. I'm really thankful to AdamConrad, MichaelVogt, MarioMeyer, IvanKrstic and all MOTU's.

The project is hosted by Ubuntu-Br LoCoTeam, thanks to MarioMeyer's sysadmin efforts. He also has contributed a lot of code and testing time to nwu, for which I am also thankful.

Packages

They are in revu. When they are widely tested, we'll upload them to Debian and later to Ubuntu. At least two debian developers are interested in sponsoring them.

Universe Contributions

Documentation work

Extra-Ubuntu Contributions

Python-Sysinfo

Python-sysinfo is an abstraction library that provides system information like current hardwares, network settings and software environment. It was originally written for [https://dev.ubuntubrasil.org/trac/pycacic PyCACIC].

nwu-agent depends on python-sysinfo.

CACIC

CACIC is a project lead by the Brazilian Government to provide a system that collects and analyses informations from computers in the network. It reports data like hardware setup, installed software and asset management input informations.

I've volunteered for developing an agent for GNU/Linux, initially written in Perl. After that I've moved to Brasília and now I'm working on PyCACIC, now coded in Python, as an official government GPL project.

I also host and maintaing the community wiki.

My ideas about Ubuntu

  • What I like
    • Based on Debian, the "universal operational system" :-).

    • UbuntuServer can be a nice alternative to "Enteprise" servers supported by Oracle and other "enteprise-level" software. DB2 is already supported.

    • Best Desktop I've ever experienced. It just works.
    • Very welcoming to new contributors.
      • The "ubuntero/ubuntu member/ubuntu motu" processes are very stimulating to applicants. And they are transparent.
    • Has a growing, helpful comunity
    • Short, predictable release cycle
    • It's a hype, but a good, deserved hype. Probably a long standing hype, too.
  • Worries
    • See "Ubuntu-BR problem"

Ubuntu-BR LoCo Team

Unfortunately, the Ubuntu Braziliam LoCo Team has seen better times. One can read a sad discussion about its problems in [http://people.ubuntu.com/~fabbione/irclogs/ubuntu-meeting-2006-08-14.html a CC meeting log].

The problems could be summarized in the following items:

  • The Brazilian LoCo team is not as warm and friendly as it should be. Many more could be contributing and we should do something about it.

  • Some members and leaders are fighting for attention and struggling for power. These goals will probably not lead to a healthy and helpful community
  • It was proposed the creation of a CC baked hierarchy should created ("Translation Team Leader"), while others think that such hierarchy should be voted. IMO we should not formalize any such structure, or we would be fostering such disputes and, worse, rewaring those that engaged the struggle and helped creating the chism.

  • It would not be wise if the Community Counciled picked one of the sides of that personal dispute (namely the Ubuntu Members OgMaciel and MarioMeyer), although both have done big contributions to the community. In the other hand, punishing their behaviour would obviously not solve the problem.

My suggestions:

  • The CC should not take part of that dispute. The CC should foster the public discussion of any different point of view (currently, AFAIK, all discussion is being held in private messages and unlogged channels on IRC) and help the community organize itself based on merits instead of personal issues.
  • Drop the "Translation Team Leader" position proposal. The idea of creating such community role in the project to solve the problem is just bad. Being a "Ubuntu Member" is a big honor already.

Future contribution planning

  • Contribute with the Ubuntu Server sub-project with development, support and ideas.
  • Help and stimulate use of Ubuntu and Debian in the Brazilian Government
  • Advocate for NWU spec approval for dapper+1

  • Work hard on the aforementioned packages and send them to Debian unstable, then to Ubuntu Universe, then to Ubuntu main, then to Ubuntu server (long time support).(I believe hitting Debian first is the RightWay)

  • Keep focused in nwu, but keep an eye on the general Ubuntu development and help whenever possible.
  • If time is available, help with bugs in malone
  • Always send back my contributions to Debian

Testimonials

MarioMeyer

"Yves has been an active member of the BrazilianTeam. He has helped a lot in the IRC channel and development. He is distributing a lot of ubuntu love and will be advocating it in his regional FOSS install fest. He will also be helping me and the other Brazilian Members to advocate on the [http://fisl.softwarelivre.org/ FISL 7.0] (largest FOSS conference in Latin America). Thus I endorse 100% his application to become an Ubuntu Member." -- MarioMeyer

LicioFernando

"Yves has been working hard with the NWU for ubuntu. He has been permorming an active participation in the IRC channel as well as in lists and in the planet UbuntuBrasil.I endorse his position as new member of the ubuntu." -- LicioFernando

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