Public report for John Lightsey <john@nixnuts.net>:
1. Identification
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ID check passed - one DD signature.
Key 45F3FBF9, available from subkeys.pgp.net (not wwwkeys.pgp.net).
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sig!3 45F3FBF9 2003-04-12 John Lightsey <john@nixnuts.net>
sig!3 8E384AF2 2003-10-09 Christopher L Cheney <ccheney@acm.org>
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sig! 45F3FBF9 2003-04-12 John Lightsey <john@nixnuts.net>
2. Personal
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John writes about himself:
I began using and administering computers running free software after I left
the Army in early 2000. Initially I used Mandrake and RedHat, but after a
few months I began to worry that Mandrake didn't care enough about quality,
and RedHat was too concerned with making money. Debian really appealed to me
be because of it's non-commercial nature and stong commitment to reliable
software over flashy new version numbers. Building a distro around KDE
3.x-beta1 may look great on a box cover, but it's a nightmare to work with.
Around March of 2003 I decided to start contributing back to Debian by fixing
RC bugs. Within the last few months I've also started to adopt orphaned
packages that I use regularly. More than anything else I'd like to help
Debian live up the goal of "high-quality" free software referenced in the
Social Contract. In my opinion, bug hunting and giving software you love
plenty of TLC is the way to build a high-quality distro.
Quickly searching around shows that John's been involved in a number
of community ventures (mainly user support-oriented), and has been
positively involved in both support and development in a big way. I
can't find anything here to put a black mark against his name: only
good. I believe he will make an excellent addition to the Debian
community.
3. Philosophy and Procedures
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P&P check passed - only minor nitpicks.
John had an excellent understanding of P&P, and I only had to have a
couple of very minor nitpicks. This section was very well passed.
4. Tasks and Skills
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T&S check passed - a few packages in the archive.
John answered my emailed questions quite well (only a couple of
relatively insignificant nitpicks), and my general impression was that
he was extremely capable, and also picks up new information quite
easily.
5. Summary
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I recommend John's acceptance as a Debian Developer.
Account: nixnuts
Forward-Email: debian@nixnuts.net
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Daniel Stone <daniels@debian.org>
Debian: the universal operating system http://www.debian.org
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