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== What I like least in Kubuntu ==

 * We're a bit disorganized; a lot of the time we don't know what other packagers are doing.

= Why are you applying for Kubuntu Developer when you already have MOTU? =

There are two reasons for doing this. First is that the remaining Qt packages that I don't have upload access to are in the Kubuntu packageset, and it would give me access to upload to those so I can do Qt transitions completely by myself. The second reason is that I have been contributing to Kubuntu for about a year and a half at this point while doing packaging, and would like to be recognized as a developer as an official recognition that I am a developer of the project (and less for upload rights).

I, Simon Quigley, apply to be a Developer in the Kubuntu project.

Name

Simon Quigley

Launchpad Page

~tsimonq2

Wiki Page

tsimonq2

Who I am

I'm a 15 year old living in Wisconsin, USA who likes Linux, Ubuntu, and technology in general. I have had a passion for computers ever since I was 9, starting out by learning some basic HTML on a Windows XP machine, growing my knowledge and passion from there.

My Kubuntu story

I installed Ubuntu in February of 2015 after breaking my Windows 7 install, and was instantly attracted to the development side of the project. I wanted to work with others to develop software, which was always something I wished I could do but didn't have any interested friends. But, after reading the Ubuntu Packaging Guide, I was stuck, some steps didn't work, and that discouraged me. So I gave up.

I then joined a Lubuntu IRC channel that July after finding out Lubuntu ran better on my computer. I joined that community, started working on other projects within Ubuntu such as the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, and I worked to get Ubuntu Membership on February 4th, 2016. But I still wanted to contribute to development, so that summer, I joined a Kubuntu Party and got involved in the Kubuntu project as a ninja.

From then on, I expanded my contributions, becoming the Lubuntu Release Manager, helping run the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, and a few other contributions listed on my main page. I continue to do various tasks within the community as a contributor outside of my Kubuntu work.

I became a MOTU on August 28, 2017, and have been an active Ubuntu Developer in the archive since then, helping coordinate and/or generally contribute to nodejs transitions, Qt transitions, haskell transitions, and more.

Examples of my work / Things I'm proud of

In coordination with the Security Team, I have released security patches for several important/highly-used packages and continue to do so whenever there is a new CVE affecting a package in the Kubuntu packageset.

I staged KDE Plasma 5.11.4, uploaded to the archive, and got it to migrate with very little help from others.

I have to admit, it's a bit hard to find things to list here because I take pride in the work I do; so if you have any specific questions about my work, don't hesitate to ask.

Areas of work

  • Making sure the Kubuntu Continuous Integration has passing jobs when I can help out.
  • Staging releases of KDE Plasma, KDE Frameworks, and KDE Applications to the relevant staging PPAs and pushing out updates to the Kubuntu Backports PPA.
  • Continuing to keep Kubuntu secure and bug-free by releasing updates to packages containing bugfixes and security fixes.
  • Helping package Qt to make sure Kubuntu stays up-to-date and bug-free.

Things I could do better

  • Be better organized with things I'd like to do within Kubuntu; but that's partially the fault of the system itself (see below).

Plans for the future

General

  • Continue to contribute with Qt packaging, and contribute more in the Debian team.
  • Upstream more Kubuntu deltas to Debian where I can.
  • Continue to get security patches to users in a very timely manner.
  • Help organize stagings alongside the team.


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.


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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