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I suppose my contributions are a little non-traditional, since I tend to work quietly in the background, and lean toward one-on-one conversations. I encourage people who are feeling discouraged, listen to people who have great ideas, add a spark of inspiration to UDS sessions, and occasionally raise a controversial topic that needs scrubbing with air and sunshine. My brain loves complex systems, so I tend to keep an eye on the overall fabric of the project, and look for the gears that need a little extra grease. I bake brownies for LoCo events. I suppose my contributions are a little non-traditional, since I tend to work quietly in the background, and lean toward one-on-one conversations. I encourage people who are feeling discouraged, listen to people who have great ideas to reflect and refine them, add a spark of inspiration to UDS sessions, and occasionally raise a controversial topic that needs scrubbing with air and sunshine. My brain loves complex systems, so I tend to keep an eye on the overall fabric of the project, and look for the gears that need a little extra grease. I bake brownies for LoCo events.
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 * Worked with Nick Barcet to draft the Extension Repository Policy, and to get it reviewed and approved by the Ubuntu Technical Board  * Worked with Nick Barcet to draft the Extension Repository Policy, and with the Ubuntu Technical Board to review, revise, and approve it

About Me

I'm a C and dynamic language (Python, Perl, Ruby, etc) hacker, living in the Pacific Northwest. I'm on the board of directors of the Python Software Foundation and The Perl Foundation, co-founder of the FLOSS Foundations group for open source leaders, and founder and president of Onyx Neon Press. I've been involved in Ubuntu since 2005, and am the Debian Maintainer for Parrot. I'm a "graduate" of Canonical, class of 2010-2012, where I worked as technical architect and then open source advisor. My first UDS was 2006 in Mountain View, which would have been called UDS-F by the current naming convention, but back then it was just "UDS Mountain View".

Contact Information

Launchpad ID:

allison

IRC:

wendar on irc.freenode.net, allison on irc.parrot.org, irc.oftc.net, and irc.gnome.org

Email:

<allison AT lohutok DOT net>

Website:

http://allisonrandal.com, http://lohutok.net

Contributions

I suppose my contributions are a little non-traditional, since I tend to work quietly in the background, and lean toward one-on-one conversations. I encourage people who are feeling discouraged, listen to people who have great ideas to reflect and refine them, add a spark of inspiration to UDS sessions, and occasionally raise a controversial topic that needs scrubbing with air and sunshine. My brain loves complex systems, so I tend to keep an eye on the overall fabric of the project, and look for the gears that need a little extra grease. I bake brownies for LoCo events.

A few specifics:

  • Worked with Nick Barcet to draft the Extension Repository Policy, and with the Ubuntu Technical Board to review, revise, and approve it
  • Worked with the Application Review Board (which had a controversial start) to bring it in line with Ubuntu community policies and procedures
  • Working with Canonical's Design Team to improve collaboration with volunteers
  • Just starting up collaboration with GNOME to improve developer documentation on GTK APIs, etc.
  • For several UDS's in a row, launched public brainstorming for blueprints, and architectural summaries after (it's a bit fuzzy whether this is a contribution, but it wasn't strictly part of my job description, I just thought it'd be helpful for people to get the big picture, and I plan on continuting this as a volunteer)
  • Some packages I've worked on recently (merges, bug fixes, FTBFS, etc): backuppc, magics++, gpsdrive, parrot

Future Goals

For me, seeking Ubuntu Membership is a statement that I'm committed to the Ubuntu project. At some point in the future I'll likely apply for PPU on Parrot or MOTU.

I passionately believe that it's critical for the future of free software to have a successful, consumer-focused distribution of Linux, and that Ubuntu has the best chance in that role. But, simply gaining a large number of users is not enough. It's a hollow victory unless we succeed the healthy way, with good collaboration between volunteers, employees, upstreams, and downstreams. That's what I work for.

Testimonials

If you know me and have something nice to say, please leave a comment here.

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