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| ||<tablewidth="100%" ^:> {{attachment:/KA6MAL-192.png}} ||<^> Hi, I'm Kamal Mostafa <[email protected]> from Boulder Creek, California, USA. <<BR>><<BR>> I am an experienced software developer, C programmer, and electronics hobbyist.<<BR>><<BR>> '''Resumé:''' [[http://www.whence.com/kamal/Kamal-Mostafa-resume.html|Kamal-Mostafa-resume.html]] <<BR>><<BR>> '''IRC:''' kamalmostafa ~-on irc.freenode.net-~ <<BR>> '''Launchpad:''' https://launchpad.net/~kamalmostafa <<BR>> '''Ham radio callsign:''' [[http://www.qrz.com/db/KA6MAL|KA6MAL]] <<BR>> || ||<tablewidth="100%" #80FF80 :> '''I am currently seeking employment (February 2010). Please see [[http://www.whence.com/kamal/Kamal-Mostafa-resume.html|my resume]] for details about my qualifications.''' || '' I have run Linux and UNIX systems at home and at work for decades* and have been an Ubuntu user and hacker since Feisty. In late 2009 my position as Senior Software Engineer at a major Silicon Valley EDA company ended... Happily, this has left me with the time and freedom to apply my 20 years of UNIX/Linux development experience to Ubuntu.<<BR>> ~- *(SCO Xenix '286 came on about twenty 5.25" floppies, back in those days!) -~'' |
||<tablewidth="100%" ^:> {{attachment:/KA6MAL-192.png}} ||<^> Hi, I'm '''Kamal Mostafa''' <[email protected]> from Boulder Creek, California, USA. <<BR>><<BR>> I work for Canonical as a Linux kernel engineer on the [[KernelTeam|{{https://launchpadlibrarian.net/7080714/ubuntu-kernel-team-small.png}}]][[KernelTeam|Ubuntu Kernel Team]]. <<BR>><<BR>> I have been a software engineer forever, having worked at SCO, Handspring, and Synopsys before joining Canonical in 2010. <<BR>><<BR>> '''IRC:''' kamal <<BR>> '''Launchpad:''' https://launchpad.net/~kamalmostafa <<BR>> '''Other projects: ''' http://www.whence.com/kamal || |
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| * I have been working the [[http://qa.ubuntuwire.com/ftbfs/lucid.html|Lucid FTBFS]] list daily since late 2009, learning the Ubuntu dev procedures and [[https://launchpad.net/~kamalmostafa/+related-software|fixing several broken packages each week]]. | * I maintain [[https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Kernel/Dev/ExtendedStable|Extended Stable (mainline) Linux kernels]] and work on the [[https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/|Ubuntu stable kernels]] for the [[KernelTeam|{{https://launchpadlibrarian.net/7080714/ubuntu-kernel-team-small.png}}]][[KernelTeam|Ubuntu Kernel Team]]. |
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| * During my first weeks, I provided detailed feedback to JamesWestby and ScottKitterman of the FoundationsTeam about my experiences as a new developer/contributor. | * I am a [[http://qa.debian.org/[email protected]|Debian Developer]]. |
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| * I am an admin and active member of the [[https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-hams|{{https://launchpadlibrarian.net/37961768/ubuntu-hams_14.png}}]][[https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-hams|ubuntu-hams]] and [[https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-hams-devel|{{https://launchpadlibrarian.net/37961810/ubuntu-hams-devel_14.png}}]][[https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-hams-devel|ubuntu-hams-devel]] teams. My goal is to address every open ham radio bug in Ubuntu. | * I am an admin and active member of the [[https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-hams|{{https://launchpadlibrarian.net/37961768/ubuntu-hams_14.png}}]][[https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-hams|ubuntu-hams]] and [[https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-hams-devel|ubuntu-hams-devel]] teams. I am a ham radio operator ([[http://www.qrz.com/db/KA6MAL|KA6MAL]]) and electronics/DSP hobbyist. |
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| * I have [[https://lists.launchpad.net/ubuntu-bugcontrol/msg01024.html|applied]] for membership in the [[https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-bugcontrol|{{https://launchpadlibrarian.net/4423778/qa-icon.png}}]][[https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-bugcontrol|ubuntu-bugcontrol]] team. | * I am a member of the [[https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-bugcontrol|{{https://launchpadlibrarian.net/4423778/qa-icon.png}}]][[https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-bugcontrol|ubuntu-bugcontrol]] team. |
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| === Endorsements of my work === * ~- ''' [[https://lists.launchpad.net/ubuntu-bugcontrol/msg01027.html|Emmet Hikory's endorsement]] of my application to the ubuntu-bugcontrol team''' -~ ||<tablewidth="70%"> ~- I'm familiar with Kamal's work in the development arena, and am very glad to see the same attention to detail and rich investigation brought to bug triage.<<BR>><<BR>> [Kamal's] handling of many of these bugs demonstrates a care often missed: rather than looking for a quick fix, the state of the packages have been investigated upstream and in Debian, and when bugs are discovered to be fixed, detailed information about when and how they were fixed has been indicated.<<BR>><<BR>> I unreservedly endorse [Kamal's application to ubuntu-bugcontrol].<<BR>><<BR>> [[EmmetHikory|Emmet HIKORY]] -~ || ---- CategoryHomepage |
* [[https://wiki.ubuntu.com/KamalMostafa/Endorsements|Endorsements]] of my work. |
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Hi, I'm Kamal Mostafa <[email protected]> from Boulder Creek, California, USA. |
Ubuntu contributions
I maintain Extended Stable (mainline) Linux kernels and work on the Ubuntu stable kernels for the
Ubuntu Kernel Team. I am a Debian Developer.
I am an admin and active member of the
ubuntu-hams and ubuntu-hams-devel teams. I am a ham radio operator (KA6MAL) and electronics/DSP hobbyist. I am a member of the
ubuntu-bugcontrol team. Endorsements of my work.
KamalMostafa (last edited 2015-06-16 16:28:39 by kamalmostafa)