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Hey. I'm Iain and I'm just starting to get involved with MOTUing. I'm a final year Computer Science student at the University of Nottingham, England. Hey. I'm Iain and I'm just starting to get involved with MOTUing. I'm a Computer Science graduate and future PhD student (starting in September) at the University of Nottingham, England.
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[[https://launchpad.net/~laney/|Here]]'s me on Launchpad, and [[http://orangesquash.org.uk|here]] is my blog. [[https://launchpad.net/~laney/|Here]]'s me on Launchpad, and [[http://orangesquash.org.uk|here]] is my blog. I've been a Ubuntu user since Summer (in the UK) 2006 and full-time since Summer 2008. I started working on Ubuntu development around February 2008 with no knowledge of the processes at all, and think that I now know a fair bit..!
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= Current aim = = Current focus =
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At this point in the Intrepid cycle, I'm picking up and doing a few merges. I've also got two packages in REVU, reviewers welcome... ;) Having reached DIF, I've switched from doing merges so much to checking sites such as [[http://qa.ubuntuwire.com/multidistrotools/|multidistrotools]] and [[http://qa.ubuntuwire.com/uehs/no_updated.html|UEHS]], as well as LP trolling for things to fix. I've also got [[http://revu.ubuntuwire.com/details.py?package=goocanvasmm|a package]] in REVU which is seeking reviewers before Intrepid's FF. Please do have a quick look if you have time. :)

I don't really have a favourite package or area yet, preferring to just pick up bugs that I think I can do and try and solve them (with the help of the ''awesome'' #ubuntu-motu!). If pressed, I'd say I feel a bit of an affinity with darcs, and have been working with various people to get this package in sync with Debian, thanks in no small part to a new Debian maintainer who has been very responsive and willing to help us.

I hope in the future to get involved with Haskell/FP packages in general, with interest piqued by my PhD topic.
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I don't really have a favourite package or area yet, preferring to just pick up bugs that I think I can do and try and solve them (with the help of the ''awesome'' #ubuntu-motu!) Bitesize preferred at the moment, although I've just started to branch out a bit... == Examples ==
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== Patches accepted == The full list is, of course, [[https://launchpad.net/~laney/+related-software|on Launchpad]]. I've just listed a few of my bugs (two in each "category") that have been uploaded.
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||'''Number'''||'''Package'''||'''Title'''||
||[[https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/alsa-tools/+bug/159727|Bug #159727]]||alsa-tools||all desktop files in alsa-tool-gui package do not specify icons||
||[[https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/fet/+bug/191574|Bug #191574]]||fet||Doesn't have a .desktop file||
||[[https://launchpad.net/bugs/188489|Bug #188489]]||darcs||darcs 1.0.9 FTBFS in Hardy||
||[[https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mrtg/+bug/162426|Bug #162426]]||mrtg||Purging MRTG removes data from /var/www/mrtg||
||[[https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ettercap/+bug/199206|Bug #199206]]||ettercap||Ettercap-gtk needs to be launched as root||
||[[https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/224581|Bug #224581]]||mrtg||Please merge mrtg 2.16.1-2 (universe) from Debian unstable (main)||
||[[https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/230442|Bug #230442]]||darcs||Please merge darcs 1.0.9-1.1 (universe) from Debian unstable (main)||		 === Merges ===
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== Goals ==  * darcs 2.0.2-2ubuntu1: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/darcs/+bug/254241
 * nepethenes 0.2.2-3ubuntu1: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nepenthes/+bug/240188

=== Syncs ===

 * griffith 0.9.7.1-1: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/griffith/+bug/256351
 * darcsweb 1.0-1: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/darcsweb/+bug/256138

=== New upstream version ===

 * glom 1.6.17-0ubuntu1: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/glom/+bug/243163

=== Bug fixes ===

 * guidedog 1.0.0-4ubuntu2: 'guidedog menu item does not show in GNOME' and 'guidedog fails if $SHELL set': https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/guidedog/+bug/217232 and https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/guidedog/+bug/124230

 * transcode 2:1.0.2-0.8ubuntu9 'transcode FTBFS due to libavcodec changes': https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/transcode/+bug/246755

=== SRU ===

 * pidgin 1:2.4.1-1ubuntu2.1 'Cannot connect to ICQ ("The client version you are using is too old.")': https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pidgin/+bug/244591

= Goals =
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||Update a package||Done some syncs and merges||
||Package something new||[[http://revu.tauware.de/details.py?package=btnx|Two]] related [[http://revu.tauware.de/details.py?package=btnx-config|packages]] in REVU||		 ||Sync||Done, lots||
||Merge||Done, lots||
||Update a package||Done||
||SRU||Done||
||Package something new||[[http://revu.ubuntuwire.com/details.py?package=goocanvasmm|goocanvasmm]] in REVU, eagerly awaiting advocates||
||Get UUC status||Pending...||
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= Debian contributions =

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/[email protected]&tag=ubuntu-patch,origin-ubuntu;[email protected]

Hoping to adopt [[http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=483249|Xaos]] and seek sponsorship for goocanvasmm if and when it gets accepted into Ubuntu.

Hey. I'm Iain and I'm just starting to get involved with MOTUing. I'm a Computer Science graduate and future PhD student (starting in September) at the University of Nottingham, England.

Here's me on Launchpad, and here is my blog. I've been a Ubuntu user since Summer (in the UK) 2006 and full-time since Summer 2008. I started working on Ubuntu development around February 2008 with no knowledge of the processes at all, and think that I now know a fair bit..!

Current focus

Having reached DIF, I've switched from doing merges so much to checking sites such as multidistrotools and UEHS, as well as LP trolling for things to fix. I've also got a package in REVU which is seeking reviewers before Intrepid's FF. Please do have a quick look if you have time. Smile :)

I don't really have a favourite package or area yet, preferring to just pick up bugs that I think I can do and try and solve them (with the help of the awesome #ubuntu-motu!). If pressed, I'd say I feel a bit of an affinity with darcs, and have been working with various people to get this package in sync with Debian, thanks in no small part to a new Debian maintainer who has been very responsive and willing to help us.

I hope in the future to get involved with Haskell/FP packages in general, with interest piqued by my PhD topic.

Bugs

Examples

The full list is, of course, on Launchpad. I've just listed a few of my bugs (two in each "category") that have been uploaded.

Merges

Syncs

New upstream version

Bug fixes

SRU

Goals

Goal

Status

Fix a bitesize bug

Done

Fix a non-bitesize bug

Done

Sync

Done, lots

Merge

Done, lots

Update a package

Done

SRU

Done

Package something new

goocanvasmm in REVU, eagerly awaiting advocates

Get UUC status

Pending...

Get MOTU status

Long way off ;)

Debian contributions

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/[email protected]&tag=ubuntu-patch,origin-ubuntu;[email protected]

Hoping to adopt Xaos and seek sponsorship for goocanvasmm if and when it gets accepted into Ubuntu.

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