I, John Cabaj, apply for the Ubuntu Kernel Uploaders team membership, to get upload rights for the linux-* packages.

Who I Am

My name is John Cabaj, and I'm member of the Ubuntu Kernel Team. I help maintain a variety of Ubuntu kernels and related packages in accordance with our Stable Release Updates Cycle. I also contribute to several Ubuntu Cloud Linux Kernels. I received a Master's Degree in Computer Engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2015.

My Ubuntu Story

My first experience with Linux was during university around 2010, using Ubuntu 10.04 (or thereabouts) on a Dell XPS M1730. I recall the experience out of the box was promising, though WiFi drivers back then were a bit more of a hassle (can't access the internet, and can't download the driver because you can't access the internet). I then installed Ubuntu on a Dell Netbook (remember those?) so I could avoid going to the school computer labs to do my OS coursework.

When I graduated and joined a local startup, I primarily used Ubuntu 14.04 and dove into bash scripting various portions of a machine learning pipeline. I then joined a medical device company which was primarily using CentOS. There I worked with the RT kernel (via the PREEMPT_RT patchset) primarily writing user-space applications running as a systemd service before joining Canonical in 2022.

My Involvement

During my time at Canonical, I've worked in a variety of areas including: Livepatch support for IBM Z, CVE triaging and patch submission, external support cases, FIPS compliance, mailing list review, and general kernel package preparation.

Activity

https://bugs.launchpad.net/~john-cabaj

Sponsoring

Upload Rights

I'm requesting upload rights for the kernel package set for all active series, which includes all the "linux*" packages.

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

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Luke Nowakowski-Krijger

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I have sponsored a few of John's packages and he has always prepared them with care and consideration. Every time there have been issues John has always worked with me to fix them and has given proper consideration subsequent times. I would trust John with upload rights and give my +1 on his sponsorship.

Luke Nowakowski-Krijger Apr 20, 2023

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Philip Cox

I have sponsored a handful of John's packages. All of the packages I have sponsored were done properly, including re-spins which can be a little tricky sometimes. He knows what he needed to do and has figured out how to do it.

Whenever I have given feedback on his package preparations, he has understood my feedback, and altered his preparations where required. This feedback has not package quality related, but workflow related.

philcox - April 27, 2023

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Ian May

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I have been reviewing John's kernels for multiple SRU cycles. They are prepared correctly and prove that John understands kernel preparation and the upload process. When an unexpected situation arises in the package building process, John has shown no issues resolving them in a timely manner. I have trust that John will take the proper precautions in all packages he uploads.

I will happily give my endorsement for upload rights.

Ian May - 2023.05.25

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Tim Gardner

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I have reviewed and uploaded a number of kernels for John. All have been without error. I am +1 for upload rights.

Tim Gardner May 30, 2023

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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 ===