Report for new developer applicant Patryk Cisek <patryk@prezu.one.pl>: 1. Identification & Background ------------------------------ Check with Keyid D86A66BA ID Check passed, Key signed from several DDs: Syncing Debian Keyrings with rsync from keyring.debian.org Receiving and checking key gpg: requesting key D86A66BA from hkp server subkeys.pgp.net pub 1024D/D86A66BA 2004-06-14 Key fingerprint = DC02 BED6 4639 13B8 17BB 6AEC 5EC4 2C53 D86A 66BA uid Patryk Cisek <patryk@prezu.one.pl> sig! EFC18770 2005-08-13 Pawel Wiecek <coven@vmh.net> sig!3 D86A66BA 2004-09-08 Patryk Cisek <patryk@prezu.one.pl> sig!3 D86A66BA 2004-09-12 Patryk Cisek <patryk@prezu.one.pl> sig!3 D86A66BA 2005-03-26 Patryk Cisek <patryk@prezu.one.pl> sig!3 D86A66BA 2005-03-24 Patryk Cisek <patryk@prezu.one.pl> sig!3 D86A66BA 2005-03-24 Patryk Cisek <patryk@prezu.one.pl> sig! FF1F7A5C 2008-04-24 Lukasz Jachowicz <honey@7thGuard.net> uid Prezu <pdvd@interia.pl> sig! EFC18770 2005-08-13 Pawel Wiecek <coven@vmh.net> sig!3 D86A66BA 2004-09-08 Patryk Cisek <patryk@prezu.one.pl> sig! FF1F7A5C 2008-04-24 Lukasz Jachowicz <honey@7thGuard.net> uid Patryk Cisek <patryk@dug.net.pl> sig!3 D86A66BA 2006-02-20 Patryk Cisek <patryk@prezu.one.pl> sig! FF1F7A5C 2008-04-24 Lukasz Jachowicz <honey@7thGuard.net> uid [ revoked] Patryk Cisek <patrykc@plusnet.pl> sig! EFC18770 2005-08-13 Pawel Wiecek <coven@vmh.net> rev! D86A66BA 2006-05-16 Patryk Cisek <patryk@prezu.one.pl> sig!3 D86A66BA 2004-06-14 Patryk Cisek <patryk@prezu.one.pl> sig!3 D86A66BA 2005-03-24 Patryk Cisek <patryk@prezu.one.pl> uid Patryk Cisek <102363@student.pwr.wroc.pl> sig! EFC18770 2005-08-13 Pawel Wiecek <coven@vmh.net> sig!3 D86A66BA 2004-11-10 Patryk Cisek <patryk@prezu.one.pl> sig!3 D86A66BA 2005-03-24 Patryk Cisek <patryk@prezu.one.pl> sig! FF1F7A5C 2008-04-24 Lukasz Jachowicz <honey@7thGuard.net> uid Patryk Cisek <patryk.cisek@gmail.com> sig!3 D86A66BA 2008-05-16 Patryk Cisek <patryk@prezu.one.pl> sub 1024g/482F585B 2004-06-14 sig! D86A66BA 2004-06-14 Patryk Cisek <patryk@prezu.one.pl> Let's test if its a version 4 or greater key Key is ok Check for key expire stuff Key has no expiration date set, nothing to check. Applicant writes: I simply felt in love with GNU/Linux when I first installed it and found out, that it's pretty easy to customize the software to your needs, simply because you've got an access to the source code! I'm not a kernel hacker, I prefer C++, especially using Qt :) Debian was not the first distro I've tried. First one was Mandrake. I also tried Red Hat (which back in 1998 was not very different than Mandrake). Well, I had problems configuring them both to work as a router for my neighborhood's network (I was a noob then), so I also gave Debian a chance. :) With it I had no problems, I just worked (Woody). After a short while I found out, that there's a strong comunity behind Debian (and open-source in general). I stared contributing to very popular (in Poland) instant-messager: Kadu (http://kadu.net). The most popular IM in Poland is closed-source Gadu-Gadu program (http://gadu-gadu.pl/). It also runs only on Microsoft Windows. So there have appeared several open-source clients. Some of them are for unix-like systems. Most popular are EKG2 http://ekg2.org - console client) and Kadu (http://kadu.net - X11 client, based on Qt3). Kadu meets all my needs, so I've chosen it, and also started to contribute to it. First I started writing modules for it (plugins loaded as shared libraries). Some of them: http://kadu.net/~patryk/miastoplusa_sms/ - my first one. Allows to send text messages to cell phones via http://plus.pl gateway http://kadu.net/~patryk/mbox_sms/ - similar to the above one, but for different provider http://kadu.net/~patryk/mime_tex/ - My favorite. Here I used a code of John Forkosh's MimeTeX program to produce gif images with mathematics formula, which then can be sent as Kadu's message (was useful for me, since I wrote my master thesis in phisics and I often consulted my colleagues from college). http://kadu.net/~patryk/powerkadu/ - This was a big one. It was not only my work - there were several guys working on it (it's SVN repo: http://www.kadu.net/svn/powerkadu/). I think most of the work in this module is mine - which you can verify browsing the repo's history (by login on kadu.net is patryk). The module grown pretty big, so we decided to split it to several separate modules (e. g. the above mime_tex). http://kadu.net/~patryk/anonymous_check/ - It also was part of PowerKadu. This module is useful it strangers often bug you via Gadu-Gadu/Kadu. It searches the public directory (database of Gadu-Gadu users), looking for your interlocutor and shows you info about him. Helps you decide if you even wont to talk to him/her. I'm also project's package maintainer for Debian and Ubuntu. In the past I kept the Debian and Ubuntu repos on kadu.net. But several months ago I've put the packages into Sid (well, ok -- my sponsor did ;) ). It's also been synced to Ubuntu. In Debian I also maintain xlogmaster (which on the other hand should be retired and removed from the repo -- it still uses GTK 1.2 and upstream development is dead), xmms-musepack (already removed along with xmms). Recently I RFSed QTM: http://lists.debian.org/debian-mentors/2008/03/msg00253.html Some time ago I started implementing plugin mechanism for Amarok. I also got some good feedback. http://lists.debian.org/debian-mentors/2008/03/msg00253.html But it since I got more work with releasing Kadu, I suspended work on it. Probably I'll get back to it in about a moth or two (we're migrating Kadu from Qt3 to Qt4 -- a lot of work...). You also asked why I volunteer. Well... because I love it. :) I love developing (I work as a software developer in Siemens R&D). And, since I use free-software without paying a penny, I want to give something back to the comunity, which I am part of. In Debian I want to maintain and package software (which often I am upstream author of). 2. Account Data --------------- Account: patryk Forward email: patryk@prezu.one.pl 3. Philosophy and Procedures ----------------------------- Patryk has a good understanding of Debian's Philosophy and Procedures. He answered all the questions about Social Contract, DFSG, BTS, etc, in a good way. Patryk has committed to uphold the Social Contract and DFSG in his Debian work, and accepts the DMUP. 4. Tasks and Skills ------------------- At this moment, Patryk is the maintainer of kadu and qnapi. Both packages are in a good shape. His QA page: http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=patryk@prezu.one.pl He answered the questions regarding T&S without problems and provided patches and new packages for solving RC bugs: http://bugs.debian.org/477018 http://bugs.debian.org/496422 http://bugs.debian.org/483318 5. Recommendation ----------------- I recommend to accept Patryk as a Debian Developer. Yours, Santiago
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