> On 1/6/24 9:53 PM, Nilesh Patra wrote: > > Hi Praveen, > > I stumbled across something interesting today. Your first upload to Debian[1] > unless I missed something and given that the archives are intact :) > > | libdbusmenu-qt (0.3.2-1) unstable; urgency=low > | > | * Initial release. (Closes: #579677) > | > | -- Praveen Arimbrathodiyil <pravi.a@gmail.com> Tue, 04 May 2010 13:31:09 +0530 > > I was thinking lekhonee-gnome was my first package. > > Congrats on completing uploading packages for 14 years officially! > A BIG Thank you for mentoring several of us! > > I also get troubleshooting help from many of you all the time! > and taking up a huge package like gitlab means, i can't maintain it > alone, so I have to get new people all the time. > https://salsa.debian.org/installer-team/d-i/-/blob/master/packages/po/sublevel1/ml.po?ref_type=heads suggests > I started contributing to debian as Malayalam translator from 2006. > https://lists.debian.org/debian-l10n-malayalam/2007/05/threads.html > https://lists.debian.org/debian-i18n/2006/11/msg00146.html > > This patch was very crucial for Malayalam support in Debian Installer. > > https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=404727 > > I even organized a Debian Developers Conference in 2006 > :) https://alioth-lists.debian.net/pipermail/debian-in-workers/2006-August/000558.html > > https://wiki.fsci.in/Debian/Conf/06 > > We had just 2 DDs from India at that time. > > [1]: tracker.d.o page is broken for some reason. The entry can be seen in > apt-get changelog libdbusmenu-qt5-dev > > Best, > Nilesh > > Hi Praveen, Congratulations on completing 14 years of uploading packages to Debian! Your mentorship has significantly impacted many of us. Your contribution to Debian and free software has greatly influenced the growth of free software across India. Bringing in new people and mentoring them is not an easy task, but with your calm approach and knowledge, many of us (including me) have started contributing to Debian. THANK YOU for your dedication and support <3.
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