I, Taihsiang Ho, apply for upload rights for package rasdaemon.

I am applying because:

• I am the Debian Maintainer of the package in Debian.

• I would like to directly support requests from the Ubuntu community, including Canonical, for this package, for example, LP#2088250.

• I would also like to help backport critical fixes to Jammy (and Focal, if possible).

Who I am

I have been maintaining the Debian package "rasdaemon" in Debian since 2023, and became an official Debian Maintainer for it in 2024. I have actively maintained it since then. See "rasdaemon" in this Debian Maintainer list.

More about me is available on my Ubuntu wiki page.

My Ubuntu story

I have been an Ubuntu user since 2006 and worked at Canonical between 2013 and 2025, contributing from desktop certification to server hardware enablement. In my spare time, I maintain the rasdaemon package, a valuable tool for server administrators monitoring Linux RAS status.

More about me is available on my Ubuntu wiki page.

My involvement

Examples of my work / Things I'm proud of

My packaging work for rasdaemon has been imported into Ubuntu starting with Noble.. However, I have not yet had the opportunity to upload it myself or through the sponsorship process.

Areas of work

Not applicable yet within Ubuntu. I am seeking upload permissions specifically for the package I maintain in Debian.

Things I could do better

I recognize that submitting several SRUs prior to applying could have helped the Developer Membership Board gain more confidence in my work. I will continue to improve in this area.

Plans for the future

General

In the future, I hope to contribute more broadly as a MOTU, particularly focusing on computational science and high-performance computing packages.

What I like least in Ubuntu

The package rasdaemon in early Ubuntu releases (before Noble) are outdated and had been orphaned in Debian for a period, leading to known issues, although these versions are still widely used (e.g. LP#2088250). The Debian community has recently provided rasdaemon backport into stable-backports. I would like to help backport these fixes into Jammy and Focal.

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

Since Noble, the rasdaemon package has been directly imported from my Debian work. I do not currently have a sponsor for this package.

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== <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 ===