I, Christian Kastner, apply for upload rights for the following package(s):

• ggml
• llama.cpp
• pkg-rocm-tools
• rocblas
• rocfft
• rocrand

I am applying because:

• I'd like to provide frequent backports of current AI/ML packages to Ubuntu's users, especially for using LLMs locally. These packages are fast-moving targets, and users need to have access to their most recent versions.
• I maintain pkg-rocm-tools which controls which AMD GPU targets get built in distributions. I would like to extend support for this to Ubuntu, so that the ROCm packages that get sync'ed from Debian are built properly.
• I'd like to eliminate delays in getting my work sponsored.
• I'd like to reduce the burden on my sponsors.

Who I am

I've been a Debian contributor since 2010, and join the Project as a member in 2015. Over the past few years, my focus has been on AI/ML packages, and on CI tooling. I maintain forks of debci and autopkgtest with AMD and NVIDIA GPU support.

My Ubuntu story

Is just getting started.

My involvement

Examples of my work / Things I'm proud of

Include your existing sponsored uploads for the packages for which you are seeking upload rights. You can link directly to an upload by following this pattern.

Areas of work

Within Debian, I am mostly active in the Debian AI, Debian ROCm, Debian Science and Debian Python teams. I am interested in contributing to the related Ubuntu teams as well.

Plans for the future

I'd like to become an active maintainer of packages for which I already am the primary maintainer in Debian.

General

What I like least in Ubuntu

I'm not a fan of snaps. Though I understand the problem they are trying to solve.

Comments

If you'd like to comment, but are not the applicant or a sponsor, do it here. Don't forget to sign with @SIG@.

Endorsements

As a sponsor, just copy the template below, fill it out and add it to this section.

TEMPLATE

== <SPONSORS NAME> ==
=== General feedback ===
## Please fill us in on your shared experience. (How many packages did you sponsor? How would you judge the quality? How would you describe the improvements? Do you trust the applicant?)

=== Specific Experiences of working together ===
''Please add good examples of your work together, but also cases that could have handled better.''
## Full list of sponsored packages can be generated here:
##  https://udd.debian.org/cgi-bin/ubuntu-sponsorships.cgi
=== Areas of Improvement ===