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[Brian Curtis <bcurtiswx@xxxxxxxxxx>]

JB,

On Mon, Jan 18, 2010 at 5:44 PM, Jean-Baptiste Lallement
<jeanbaptiste.lallement@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 5.1. This first bug report is not a single report but a work on a package.
> ttf-mscorefonts-installer: The top issue tagged apport-package during
> Karmic release.
> I've cleaned up most of ttf-mscorefonts-installer issues, wrote a
> detailed analysis of the problems with this package (
> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/JeanBaptisteLallement/AnalysisMsttcorefontsIssues
> ), and provided a patch to fix it. The patch has been forwarded
> upstream.
> https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/msttcorefonts/+bug/464422
> (critical)
> https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/msttcorefonts/+bug/431217
> (critical)
> https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/msttcorefonts/+bug/274421
> (medium)
> ( btw, if anyone knows how to reach the debian maintainer, please ping him )
>
> 5.2. stone : stone failed to install : incorrect use of command
> substitution in postinst
> https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/stone/+bug/495539
> Importance : High - Uninstallable package
> Actions:
> Reported upstream
> Provide a patch
> Patch applied upstream and in Ubuntu
>
> 5.3. Postgis : package postgis can't be purged if postgresql is not
> installed due to missing directory
> https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/postgis/+bug/392143
> Importance : Low (Easily worked around and affects only full removal
> of the package under certain conditions)
> Actions:
> Confirm, change title & improve description
> Provide patch for lucid and karmic and fix FTBFS
> Upstream report and patch. Fixed upstream
>
> 5.4. grub2 : package linux-image failed to install : post-installation
> script returned error exit status 137. /usr/sbin/update-grub killed
> with SIGKILL
> https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/504173
> Importance : Medium ( grub2 installation is killed by the kernel but
> few duplicates)
> Actions:
> follow up with the user and report upstream.
>
> 5.5. texinfo: Texlive2008 install-info conflicts with system's version
> of install-info
> https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/texinfo/+bug/295542
> Importance : Low (Not an issue with Ubuntu but a conflict with a
> common external package TexLive. Most TexLive users are experiencing
> it and reporting it to Ubuntu)
> Actions:
> Follow up, reproduce and update description.

> I would be very happy to join the team and use my background and
> experience to help to improve Ubuntu.
>

This work is absolutely amazing.  Some really excellent triage going
on here and the fact that you are writing patches is awesome.

Thanks for your help in bug triage!
HUGE +1 from me :D

~Brian C.

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