Re: Question to all candidates: Ongoing/future legal projects
Hi Tiago,
On Sun, Mar 27, 2022 at 11:09 AM Tiago Bortoletto Vaz <tiago@debian.org> wrote:
>
> Given that Jonathan, after lots of research as he describes in this
> thread, has stated that such request never reached him, can you clarify
> how can you have even complied to a request for more information from him?
>
> Also, if that's the case, why didn't you try to reach him in private at
> the time rather than bringing it to -vote months later, during an DPL
> campaign period in which you are both candidates?
>
> In my view, your request was totally eligible and could/should be
> quickly approved.
Look, the discussion with Richard was about the process for
disbursements. I like the idea of committees that are on schedule and
open to the public.
Despite the collateral damage Jonathan suffered for the missing
reimbursement (which people in power have to endure) I did not intend
to embarrass him, yet that's where we are taking this thread.
Jonathan is a busy guy. In fact, he is so busy he too would benefit if
other folks handled the disbursements. It would be a win-win for
everyone.
My messages may also have gotten stuck in Jonathan's spam filter.
It furthermore seems that I did not follow the proper process when
filing my request, as Paul Wise pointed out.
Either way, you challenged me for the true record. Below, you will
find the exchange you are interested in. I redacted both of Jonathan's
responses in case he wrote them. As you can see, I wrote a lot in
private, but was ineffective.
Similar to my other responses, I am committed to transparency when possible.
For context you will need to know that my internal hindrances with
operating lintian.d.o—which we resurrected after years of spotty
service—did not start (or end) with the misplaced reimbursement. In
RT#8464 from November 2020, you will find a partial record of the
dispute. (The ticket contains one of the few irate emails I have
written in Debian; it may have contributed to my DAM warning.) To this
day, there has been nothing but obstruction.
In my mind, the missing reimbursement simply made that point one more time.
Jonathan witnessed some of my issues, but he did not cause them. In
Debian, too much power is held away from the public eye. We have Setec
Astronomy. Hence my open and public committees.
Thanks for supporting my reimbursement request!
Kind regards,
Felix Lechner
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From: Felix Lechner <felix.lechner@lease-up.com>
Date: Wed, Nov 3, 2021 at 7:45 AM
Subject: Re: Spending Debian money, [redacted]
To: Jonathan Carter <jcc@debian.org>
Hi Jonathan,
On Sun, Aug 9, 2020 at 9:01 AM Jonathan Carter <jcc@debian.org> wrote:
>
> [excerpt of posting to debian-private]
For over a year, I contemplated writing this request. As part of my
contributions to Debian I operate the website lintian.d.o. Untarring
and scanning the archive uses lots of resources. The service is
heavily disk-bound.
It would help to upgrade one of my machines to an NVMe SSD. The
machine also needs more memory (currently 24 GB). I would not normally
make the upgrades. Would the project please help out with the proposed
purchase?
The details in the amount of approximately US$217 are below. Thanks!
Kind regards
Felix Lechner
* * *
SAMSUNG (MZ-V8V1T0B/AM) 980 SSD 1TB, $120
Dual M.2 PCIE Adapter for SATA or PCIE NVMe, $16
Patriot 16GB(2x8GB) Viper III DDR3 1600MHz CL9, $60
Subtotal $196
Sales Tax $21
Total $217
All amounts are in US dollars. The seller is Amazon.com.
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From: Jonathan Carter <jcc@debian.org>
Date: Thu, Nov 4, 2021 at 11:57 AM
Subject: Re: Spending Debian money, [redacted]
To: Felix Lechner <felix.lechner@lease-up.com>
[redacted for privacy]
-Jonathan
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From: Jonathan Carter <jcc@debian.org>
Date: Fri, Nov 5, 2021 at 11:53 AM
Subject: Re: Spending Debian money, [redacted]
To: Felix Lechner <felix.lechner@lease-up.com>
Hi Felix
[redacted for privacy]
-Jonathan
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From: Felix Lechner <felix.lechner@lease-up.com>
Date: Fri, Nov 5, 2021 at 12:59 PM
Subject: Re: Spending Debian money, [redacted]
To: Jonathan Carter <jcc@debian.org>
Hi Jonathan,
On Fri, Nov 5, 2021 at 11:53 AM Jonathan Carter <jcc@debian.org> wrote:
>
> [redacted for privacy]
The website consists of three parts. There is a web server, which
[redacted] hosts presently; a database on my personal VPS; and the
machinery that generates the data.
Some time ago, [redacted] offered to host the database (part
[redacted]). I believe I met all their requirements (most notably,
packaging semver [1] for bullseye), but no one has responded to my
most recent message from October 4.
At this point, I believe I earned the right to suspect that the delay
was intended to provoke me into writing another angry letter, but none
is coming. It would therefore be fine to proceed with the database.
(The website will also work better if DAM kicks me out, as [redacted]
suggested.) The database is currently hosted on a VPS with 1 GB of
RAM, which is under dimensioned. I already offer reduced services.
Having received no response from [redacted], I approached [redacted]
about the database yesterday. Due to the broken lines of communication
with project leadership, I also did not ask for your or [redacted]'s
help with [redacted], but I would certainly appreciate it.
The third piece of equipment generates the data and is currently
located in my garage. While it is a distributed system with a
scheduler and a variable number of runners, it does not yet run
automatically. In addition, several other Debian services (like UDD,
PTS, and DMD) depend on intermediate products that I generate by hand.
I often change the configuration of that equipment, so a transfer to
[redacted] is not yet practical. (My estimate is a year.) The funding
request is for that third piece of equipment.
Given the ordeal I [redacted] went through, your approval of my
request would send an important signal that the project values my
contributions. Thank you.
Kind regards
Felix Lechner
[1] https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/postgresql-semver
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From: Felix Lechner <felix.lechner@lease-up.com>
Date: Thu, Feb 3, 2022 at 4:53 PM
Subject: Re: Spending Debian money, [redacted]
To: Jonathan Carter <jcc@debian.org>
Hi Jonathan,
On Fri, Nov 5, 2021 at 11:53 AM Jonathan Carter <jcc@debian.org> wrote:
>
> [redacted for privacy]
Did you have a chance to make a decision regarding my request? Thanks!
Kind regards
Felix Lechner
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