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[Dereck <dereck@xxxxxxxxx>]

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+1 here, keep doing the great work you already do!

~Dereck


On Mon, Oct 20, 2008 at 6:02 PM, Jean-Baptiste Lallement
<jeanbaptiste.lallement@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'm glad to apply to the bugcontrol team and give some time to make
> Ubuntu better.
>
> My name is Jean-Baptiste Lallement (jibel on irc.freenode.net) I'm
> French. I'm an early user and a supporter of Linux, and more generally
> Open Source Software, in the business world.
>
> I have started using Linux in 1995 with Slackware. Then I've switched
> to Redhat until v6 in 2000, Debian and finally Ubuntu since Dapper in
> 2006.
>
> I've been triaging Ubuntu bugs for a few months now. I'm a generalist
> working on a lot of minor/low activity packages. When time and skills
> allow it, I fix them and provide backport to supported releases.
>
> Here is my application as requested:
> 1) I promise to be polite to bug reporters even if they are rude to me
> or Ubuntu. I have signed the Ubuntu Code of Conduct.
>
> 2) I have read Bugs/HowToTriage, Bugs/Assignment and Bugs/Importance
> and I don't have any questions.
>
> 3) In private Apport crash report, I should look for sensitive data
> like passwords,  various kind of keys, private information like phone
> numbers, bank accounts, personal informations, ...
>
> 4) Currently I'm mostly interested in:
> - Upgrade/install issues
> - Old forgotten but still supported reports
> - Following up with "No Package/New/Undecided" reports, "Confirmed"
> with no package, "In progress" without assignee, ...
> - Kernel bugs
> - And all those little things that can improve user experience (man
> pages, core utils, hardware support, ...)
>
> 5) You'll find below an extract of my work and noticable reports. A
> full list of the "fix released" bug reports I've been working on is at
> http://tinyurl.com/4df89k
> For each report, I've added a comment, and set the importance below the url.
>
Impressive 350 bugs or so he's touched and followed up on it would seem.

> faac : faac doesn't have a manpage.
> reviving old bug and providing a patch
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/58012
>
Looks good, patch was committed.

> mpage: mpage bugs and sync request
> https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mpage/+bug/58236
> https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mpage/+bug/260223
> => low
>
Both sync requests were acked, contain plenty of info.

> xserver-xorg-input-keyboard : Tajik keyboard layout: put 'щ' in place of
> the letter 'o' for Russian words
> foreign langage support & fix sent upstream
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/67051
> => low
>
> cobex: man pages fix & patch
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/71341
>
> xmoto: xmoto flickers just entering it.
> following up with the user
> https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xmoto/+bug/123771
> and the fix
> https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xmoto/+bug/243819
> => medium
>
> gimp: GIMP color wheel looks ugly
> confirming, reporting upstream & enhancement included upstream.
> https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gimp/+bug/231080
>
He forwarded to Upstream and the issue has been fixed upstream.

> grep: grep -i fails to work on intrepid
> digging into deep,providing a patch and accepted
> https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grep/+bug/241990
>
> gfcui: new report : gfc-examples must depend on libgfcui-dev in order to
> build the examples
> Reporting an issue
> https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gfcui/+bug/254234
>
> rarian : failed to upgrade : "update-xmlcatalog: error:    entity
> already registered"
> Into deep & marking duplicates
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/256131
>
> linux : ATA error messages reported in syslog
> Following up with the user
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/267306
>
> dhcp3: error send_packet:message too long
> following up with the user and propose a workaround
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/274069
> => medium
>
Good conversation with the reporter to get the issue debugged.

> grep : grep -w doesn't always grab whole words
> Filling an upstream report
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grep/+bug/274221
> => low
>
> landscape-client: "landscape-client" error, upgrade to 8.10 beta
> quickly sorting out the issue & propose a workaround
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/278518
> => medium
>
>
> I would be very happy to join the team and use my background and
> experience to help to improve Ubuntu.
>
> Best regards,
>
> PS: Third attempt, sorry for multiposting but that list definitely
> doesn't like gmail.
> --
> Jean-Baptiste
>
> On Tue, Oct 7, 2008 at 1:59 AM, Brian Murray <brian@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> Thanks for your interest in joining the Ubuntu Bug Control team.  As
>> part of the application process we need to ensure that the following
>> criteria are met.
>>
>> 1) Do you promise to be polite to bug reporters even if they are rude to
>> you or Ubuntu?  Have you signed the Ubuntu Code of Conduct?
>> 2) Have you read Bugs/HowToTriage[0], Bugs/Assignment[1] and
>> Bugs/Importance[2] at wiki.ubuntu.com?  Do you have any questions about
>> that documentation?
>> 3) What sensitive data should you look for in a private Apport crash
>> report bug before making it public?  See Bugs/HowToTriage[1] for more
>> information.
>> 4) Is there a particular package or group of packages that you are
>> interested in helping out with?
>> 5) I also need to see a list of five or more bugs which you have
>> triaged.  These bugs should demonstrate your understanding of the triage
>> process and how to properly handle bugs.  If there is a bug in your list
>> that does not have an importance indicate what importance you would give
>> it after becoming a member of Ubuntu Bug Control.  Please use urls in
>> your list of bugs so I can more easily find them.
>>
>> [0] https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Bugs/HowToTriage
>> [1] https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Bugs/Assignment
>> [2] https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Bugs/Importance
>>
>> Thanks again for your interest in joining the team and I look forward to
>> hearing from you.
>>
>> Sincerely,
>> --
>> Brian Murray                                                 @ubuntu.com
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