[This should have gone out last week, my apologies for delaying the
debian-newmaint copy]
Report for new developer applicant Filipe Lautert <filipe@icewall.org>
1. Identification & Background
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Check with keyid 0xA6BA423E:
ID check passed, key signed by 1 existing developer:
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Key fingerprint = BDC5 9E6B C8E3 B139 DAF0 7E69 98A1 5B3E A6BA 423E
uid Filipe Lautert <filipelautert@celepar.pr.gov.br>
sig! 90E5CA46 2007-01-09 Felipe Augusto van de Wiel (faw) <faw@debian.org>
uid Filipe Lautert <filipe@icewall.org>
sig! 90E5CA46 2007-01-09 Felipe Augusto van de Wiel (faw) <faw@debian.org>
Applicant writes:
I get in touch with GNU/Linux at university 7 years ago. There they
have terminals running Debian GNU/Linux. By the age I get there
they were running Deban Potato. So, this was my very first contact
with GNU/Linux & Debian.
After I tried to install it at home. But it happened that I had a
old PC and no experience with Debian, so I had a lot of problems
trying to install it. By that time I get a suse 6.2 CD and managed
to install it at my computer. With Suse I learned to configure X by
hand, to configure my modem, etc. Around this time I started to
provide Unix support at work, and got a FreeBSD workstation to do
it. So I started to get used to the BSD way and learnt that
Slackware was the closest Linux to BSD's.
So I installed it at home, and after at work. With Slackware I
learn to download source, try to build package, download
dependency, try to build dependency, download another depedency,
try to... and so on :D This whole process take around 1,5 year.
After this I was a full Linux user.
When I got tired of build from source, I started to try to play
with Debian again. I first started with Kurumin, which was easier
to install and to have a working desktop. With Kurumin I learnt how
to use apt, dpkg and lots of Debian things. Also I learn about what
is stable and testing, so I get courage again and finally tried to
install Debian Testing (Sarge at that time), and I managed to do it
\m/ After this I changed my job and started to work at a company
that was in the middle of a big migration from proprietary to free
software.
There I worked as a Java software developer and had a Debian
workstation. A lot of people there were using Kurumin or Debian,
and often I helped them to install software. Then I decided to
learn about Debian packages, created a mirror at my Desktop and
started to package the applications that we used.
I remember the first application that I packaged was IBM Lotus
Notes and a specific version of wine to run it :D After that I
packaged tomcat, eclipse and other tools that didn't had packages
at this time.
Those packages only were used internaly, but I learnt a lot with
them. Also, I helped to install a lot of Debian servers when I was
there, created a Debian CDD, helped to initiate the use of
PostgreSQL there (I'm a proud Oracle killer), installed and tunned
a lot of PosgreSQL too and introduced ruby and ruby on rails there
too.
Around 2006 I decided that it was time to help Debian so I could
give something back. Also, I wanted to help make Debian a strong
distribution for ruby users and developers. So I searched for a
orphaned ruby package to start to maintain it. And I found
libxml-ruby and libxslt-ruby. I looked for a orphaned package
because I thought it was a good idea to get an already packaged
application and just update it, so I could learn more about
packaging this way.
Then I managed to upload postgresql-plsh. I already had the package
for personal use for some time, then I asked Peter (the creator of
the tool that is also a Debian Developer) to upload it.
Finally, I start to work on mongrel package with Gunnar Wolf. I get
so involved with this software that I ended up becoming upstream
during the packaging process. For this package I had to package 2
more dependencies packages, and one of those packages
(libdaemons-ruby) replaced an outdated package in the mirror
(libdaemonize-ruby).
My goals in Debian are:
* keep on maintaining the packages that I have in Debian and help
Debian to become a rock solid distribution for ruby users;
* help sponsor packages and become a Application Manager to help
new Debian wanna be developers like me;
* get back to my studies of Linux kernel/Kde and join the
kernel/Kde team;
* when have more time take a look at Debian with diferents kernel,
like kfreebsd and opensolaris. As I work today with a lot of
diferent environments (I work with linux, solaris, hp-ux, aix,
etc) I think I can be of some help porting Debian to those
diferent kernels;
* more things that I will find with time.
2. Account Data
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Account: filipe
Forward-Email: filipe@icewall.org
3. Philosophy and Procedures
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Filipe started with Guilherme Pastore as AM who went through P&P 1
with him; I took over for the remaining parts. He has a good
understanding of Debian's philosophy and procedures and answered
all questions about the social contract, DFSG, BTS, etc. in a good
way. Filipe committed to uphold the SC and DFSG in his Debian work
and accepts the DMUP.
4. Tasks and Skills
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Filipe has a good understanding of the technical side of Debian.
Filipe is maintainer of mongrel and several ruby modules. All
packages are in good shape. Filipe also answered my other questions
regarding T&S without problems and provided patches for RC bugs.
5. Recommendation
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I recommend to accept Filipe as a Debian Developer.
Christoph
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