AM Report for Brian Furry ------------------------- Applicant Information: Name: Brian Furry Current Email: fbrian@nac.net Preferred Debian Account Name: bfurry@debian.org to be forwarded to bfurry@nac.net Subscription Email to -private: bfurry@nac.net Summary: I am happy to recommend the acceptance of Brian as a Debian Maintainer. Background ---------- Brian is a high school math teacher who teaches an AP computer science course. He is in the process of getting a debian linux server for the programming and science students at his school. He says this move is a struggle with his network admins who "drink the win/novell coolaide". He says the following also: <quote> My advocate camm introduced me to debian linux in the 1.2 days and I was hooked ever since. I see linux and opensource software as a great tool for schools to use industrial grade software in running the schools computing needs and to help with the teaching of programming and computer scinece, with out getting soaked financially. In addition, I feel that students can benefit far greater in their educational pursuits by using opensource software as well as learning how it is clearly the better concept for developing software that benefits users as well as researchers and developers. </quote> He wants to be involved in packaging. Identification -------------- Brian provided the following GPG key (attached): pub 1024D/A5B78201 2002-04-02 Brian R Furry (Trust No One) <fbrian@nac.net> sig! A5B78201 2002-04-02 Brian R Furry (Trust No One) <fbrian@nac.net> sig! 2224FABC 2002-05-21 Eric Sharkey <sharkey@debian.org> sub 1024g/08A95FAB 2002-04-02 [expires: 2005-04-01] sig! A5B78201 2002-04-02 Brian R Furry (Trust No One) <fbrian@nac.net> pub 1024D/A5B78201 2002-04-02 Brian R Furry (Trust No One) <fbrian@nac.net> sig! A5B78201 2002-04-02 Brian R Furry (Trust No One) <fbrian@nac.net> sig! 2224FABC 2002-05-21 Eric Sharkey <sharkey@debian.org> sub 1024g/08A95FAB 2002-04-02 [expires: 2005-04-01] sig! A5B78201 2002-04-02 Brian R Furry (Trust No One) <fbrian@nac.net> It is signed by Eric Sharkey whose keys matches what is held in db.debian.org. Identification Check Passed Policy and Procedures --------------------- Brian and I discussed the Social Contract and the DFSG. He demonstrated to me that he understands the principles and extent of these documents, and that he is aware of the responsibilities of a debian maintainer. He also explicitly agreed to abide by the DMUP. He also answered some questions on copyrights and licenses to my satisfaction. Policy and Procedures Check Passed Tasks and Skills ---------------- Brian is planning to adopt two packages - seaview and leksbot, both of which he has updated and is ready to submit. I have looked at these packages and they looked fine. He has also packaged from scratch (upon my request to show such skills) paleta (Python All-purpose Log ExporT Application), a personal log program writen in Python for GNOME. After a few iterations, the package looks good except for some upstream bugs. His advocate is Camm Maguire and he has this to say of Brian: \begin{quote} > > Comment why you advocated this person, 5-10 lines (note: this comment might > be cited on a public mailing list): Brian has been involved with the Debian project for several years and has consistently and independently expanded his knowledge of the OS and its applications in a wide variety of areas. He is active in furthering Debian use in his school, and regularly employs several features of the system in his daily work as an educator. Above all, Brian is committed to the vision of public empowerment which free software and its development make possible. \end{quote} All in all, I think Brian shows the skills necessary to be a debian developer and will make a good addition to the debian developer community. -- Gopal Narayanan <gopal@debian.org> <gopal@astro.umass.edu> Debian GNU/Linux Developer Dept. of Astronomy, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
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