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~Dereck On Mon, Oct 20, 2008 at 6:02 PM, Jean-Baptiste Lallement <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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 > _______________________________________________ > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-bugcontrol > Post to : [email protected] > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-bugcontrol > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) iEYEARECAAYFAkj9w44ACgkQMbyzSbPQbJjOdwCeIcWO8HcDU93FgxS/MxwHKCS5 cIMAoNCtGWwl6Oa7YzJ66+NNJMOCvDSC =4B6a -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-bugcontrol Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-bugcontrol More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
