Report for Developer Applicant Philipp Huebner <debalance@arcor.de>
1. ID & account data:
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First name: Philipp
Last name: Hübner
Key fingerprint: BA61 0B0A 2626 D49C BFC6 1C18 1619 74E4 C259 E0E8
Account: debalance
Forward email: debalance@arcor.de
ID check passed, key signed by existing developers:
Alexander Wirt <formorer@debian.org>
Steffen Joeris <white@debian.org>
Martin Zobel-Helas <zobel@debian.org>
Noèl Köthe <noel@debian.org>
Patrick Winnertz (winnie) <winnie@debian.org>
and others not using their @debian.org address.
keycheck.sh:
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gpg: requesting key C259E0E8 from hkp server pgp.mit.edu
pub 1024D/C259E0E8 2008-05-28
Key fingerprint = BA61 0B0A 2626 D49C BFC6 1C18 1619 74E4 C259 E0E8
uid Philipp Huebner <debalance@arcor.de>
[…]
47 signatures not checked due to missing keys
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.
2. Background:
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My name is Philipp Hübner, I am 20 years old and live in Erkelenz
(Germany), which is between Mönchengladbach and Aachen and close to the
Dutch border. At the moment I'm doing an apprenticeship as an IT system
engineer.
In the beginning of 2006 my IT teacher asked me if I were interested in
learning Linux. I instantly said yes, and so I came to the school's self
learning center which was powered by Debian Edu and lead by Patrick
Winnertz (winnie), who was about to finish school.
And then a very steep way of learning how to use Debian began.
One year later, January 2007, I did a two weeks work experience at
credativ GmbH, which is specialised on Debian and OpenSource software
and where many Debian Developers are working. I came to this work
experience because the general manager of credativ, Michael Meskes, had
originally the idea of running my schools's self learning center on
OpenSource basis and tought the first students (winnie, white and more)
how to use Debian (Edu).
After the first week of my apprenticeship, Michael offered me a
part time job next to school and an apprenticeship after finishing
school, and well, I took both chances.
This also improved my handling of the self learning center, which
previously had given me the chance to do this work experience.
The next 1.5 years I worked for credativ and learned much more about
Debian and Linux in general, while finishing school with a very good
Abitur. Then in August 2008 I began my apprenticeship.
Back to Debian:
I have learned very much in a very short time. At work I was surrounded
by DD's anyway and Debian has become my only OS by now. So after private
usage, public administration and usage at work the next logical step was
to become personally involved in development. And with that I began in
the second quarter of 2008.
And now here I am. Maintaining several packages, reading plenty of
mailing-lists, using the BTS, having done much testing for pkg-lustre
and been one of the few people working actively on jbossas5 (pkg-jboss)
for Debian.
In the last months I have installed Debian (Edu) in several schools
throughout Germany, mostly in Rhineland-Palatinate (referring to
http://www.debian.org/News/2009/20090315 ).
Since Debian Edu brought me here, I'm planning to join the team and help
with future developement, using the experience I collected while
installing and maintaining Debian in all those different schools.
3. Philosophy and Procedures:
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Philipp has a good understanding of Debian's philosophy and
procedures and answered all my questions (be it template questions;
patched template questions, thanks to Bernd; or any additional
questions) about the social contract, DFSG, BTS, etc. in a good way.
Philipp also committed to uphold the SC and DFSG in his Debian work and
accepts the DMUP.
4. Tasks and Skills:
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Philipp's packages were in good shape already, and checking them was
mostly about discussing details and best practices in depth. I
believe he's ready to handle his packages or NMUs as expected from
any Debian Developer. He worked on RC bugs/QA uploads and provided
suitable fixed packages.
5. Recommendation:
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I wholeheartedly recommend to accept Philipp as a Debian Developer!
Mraw,
KiBi.
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