Report for new developer applicant Theppitak Karoonboonyanan
<thep@linux.thai.net>:
1. Identification & Background
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Key fingerprint = CAD2 453D C41A 3AAC D486 4D27 AA0C D1EE D08B 47FE
uid Theppitak Karoonboonyanan (Thep) <thep@linux.thai.net>
sig! 5662C734 2006-03-17 Michael Vogt <mvo@debian.org>
sig! 128287E8 2006-03-17 Dafydd Harries <daf@rhydd.org>
sig! 917A225E 2006-03-17 Jordi Mallach <jordi@debian.org>
sig! C0143D2D 2006-06-06 Christian Perrier <bubulle@kheops.homeunix.org>
sig! 6BE3C423 2007-01-28 Paul Wise <pabs3@bonedaddy.net>
sig!3 D08B47FE 2004-06-27 Theppitak Karoonboonyanan (Thep) <thep@linux.thai.net>
sub 1024g/689FFDB5 2004-06-27
sig! D08B47FE 2004-06-27 Theppitak Karoonboonyanan (Thep) <thep@linux.thai.net>
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Applicant writes:
My first use of free software dated around 1996, when I needed C++
compiler that was more updated than Sparc C++ I was using on Solaris
at that time. And I found GCC perfectly fit my need, with all the source
and freedom to use. Later on, it's NCSA httpd and then Apache httpd
that impressed me likewise. Then, when I was introduced to GNU/Linux,
a completely free operating system and software set, I didn't hesitate to try.
And it has become my OS of everyday use through the years.
Since I was working for a governmental software laboratory at that time,
it was one of my missions to develop missing pieces of software in
the public that provide better use of Thai language on computers, as
well as to promote IT standards for interoperability. Having studied free
software concepts and ESR's Cathedral-Bazaar series, I found it a perfect
means to serve the mission. So, I joined a local community and produced
and shared some codes with people based on the FOSS philosophy.
They have been included in local GNU/Linux distributions, and later merged
upstream. I had even maintained Linux TLE (Thai Language Extension), a
local distribution, for a couple of releases.
Works I have contributed to upstream projects include Thai POSIX
locale and ISO/IEC 14652 cultural conventions in GNU C library,
Thai XIM fixing and Thai bitmap fonts for XFree86 (before the license
change), improvement of Thai Pango module and GTK+ supports,
random bug reports and fixes in GNOME bugzilla, and coordination of
Thai translation team for GNOME. Moreover, I've also maintained some
Thai resource collections provided by Thai Linux Working Group
(http://linux.thai.net), some of which have been debianized by
Chanop Silpa-Anan, another member and a Debian Developer, including
thaixfonts, thaifonts-scalable, thailatex and swath.
I was introduced to Debian by Chanop around the slink/potato period.
While I was impressed by the powerful APT and well disciplined
integration, my responsibility in maintaining an RPM-based local
distribution at that time just kept me busy. However, I was so inspired
and did introduce Conectiva's apt-rpm to the distro, while using Debian
in my personal machine.
Now that I have been more free to pursue my missions, I mean to
continue my works by pushing some extra resources not to be
incorporated upstream into Debian, a well designed, non-profit,
and world-wide distribution. My focus is mainly on Thai language
support.
So far, I had worked closely with Chanop as upstream author's
role, before he became busy with something else, and orphaned
several packages. So, I took the chance to adopt some of them,
and to polish and push some new packages previously hosted at
local APT repository, and proposed in Ubuntu, into official Debian.
Moreover, I have also been the coordinator for Thai Debian
translation team.
2. Account Data
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Account: thep
Forward-Email: thep@linux.thai.net
3. Philosophy and Procedures
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Theppitak has a good understanding of Debian's philosophy and procedures
and answered all my questions about the social contract,
DFSG, BTS, etc. in a good way. He committed to uphold the SC and DFSG
in his Debian work and accepts the DMUP.
4. Tasks and Skills
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Theppitak has a good understanding of the technical side of Debian.
He is maintainer of gtk-im-libthai, libdatrie, libthai, scim-thai,
swath, thaifonts-arundina, thaifonts-scalable, thailatex and
thaixfonts for which he is DM.
All packages are in good shape.
Theppitak 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 Theppitak as a Debian Developer.
yours
Martin Würtele
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