About Me

I'm an Ubuntu Universe Contributor and member of the bug-control team.

I also maintain a couple of packages in Debian, and I'm involved with Avant Window Navigator upstream.

My Launchpad Related Software Page

My Debian Quality Assurance Page

My Ubuntu PPA

Maintained packages

Parcellite

• - A lightweight GTK+ clipboard manager.

  In Debian: http://packages.qa.debian.org/p/parcellite.html

  In Ubuntu: https://edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/parcellite

  Upstream: http://parcellite.sourceforge.net/

  Packaging Branch: https://code.edge.launchpad.net/~andrewsomething/parcellite/debian

File Browser Applet

• - An applet for the GNOME Panel which lets you browse and open files directly from the panel.

  In Debian: http://packages.qa.debian.org/f/file-browser-applet.html

  In Ubuntu: https://edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/file-browser-applet

  Upstream: http://code.google.com/p/gnome-menu-file-browser-applet/

  Packaging Branch: https://code.edge.launchpad.net/~andrewsomething/file-browser-applet/debian

ttf-rufscript

• - A cool handwriting-based font I maintain as part of the Debian Fonts Task Force.

  In Debian: http://packages.qa.debian.org/t/ttf-rufscript.html

  In Ubuntu: https://edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ttf-rufscript

  • (Hardy and Intrepid packages can be found in my PPA)

  Upstream: http://hiran.in/blog/rufscript-font

  Packaging Branch: http://svn.debian.org/wsvn/pkg-fonts/packages/ttf-rufscript/

Jaunty Merges

pyslide (0.4-11ubuntu1) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/298837

icewm (1.2.36-1ubuntu1) https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/icewm/+bug/306041

transmission (1.40-5ubuntu1) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/309597

nautilus-open-terminal (0.9-3ubuntu1) https://edge.launchpad.net/bugs/309529

Intrepid Merges

gimageview (0.2.27-2) https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gimageview/+bug/281383

quick-lounge-applet (2.12.5-5) https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/quick-lounge-applet/+bug/273345

transmission (1.32-1ubuntu1) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/259155

gnome-hearts (0.2.1-1ubuntu1) https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-hearts/+bug/231820

gdesklets (0.36-2ubuntu1) https://edge.launchpad.net/bugs/227952

exaile (0.2.13-0ubuntu1) https://edge.launchpad.net/bugs/209411 AND https://edge.launchpad.net/bugs/227961

gtablix (0.9.13-1-2ubuntu1) https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gtablix/+bug/227605

Some of My Bug Fix Uploads

Please upgrade file-browser-applet to 0.6.0-0ubuntu1 in Jaunty https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/file-browser-applet/+bug/298803

file-browser-applet (0.6.0-0ubuntu1) jaunty; urgency=low

• New upstream release.
  • - Added context menu with a few actions (open-with, new folder here,
    • delete file/folder, create/extract archive, create CD/DVD from file/folder, compile a tex file).
    - Added configuration option to make text vertical/horizontal when
    • the panel is vertical.
    - Added tooltips to configuration dialog. - Fixed bugs #21, #30, #34, #37, #39. - Plugged some memory leaks (thanks Silvio Ricardo Cordeiro). - Lots of code cleanup.
• debian/control:
  • - Add suggests on file-roller, brasero, and rubber
    • for new features.
    - Add Vcs-Bzr field.

    - Add versionized Build-Depend on libgtk2.0-dev (>= 2.14)

tirc prerm script has syntax error; causes failure on uninstall https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/281129

tirc (1.2-11ubuntu0.1) hardy-proposed; urgency=low

• Fix syntax error in debian/prerm causing error on uninstall.
  • Thanks to Steve Beattie. (LP: #281129)

package jadetex None failed to install/upgrade: subprocess post-removal script returned error exit status 127 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/259351

jadetex (3.13-9ubuntu0.1) intrepid-proposed; urgency=low

• Backport fix for debian/postrm from Debian unstable. (LP: #259351)

transmission crashed with SIGSEGV in g_markup_escape_text() AND desktop file lacks x-ubuntu-gettext-domain https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/274844 AND https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/290769

transmission (1.34-0ubuntu2.1) intrepid-proposed; urgency=low

• debian/control: Add build-depend on dpatch
• debian/patches: 10_fix_crasher_from_upstream.dpatch (LP: #274844)
  • - Fixes: transmission crashed with SIGSEGV in g_markup_escape_text()

    - Backported from upstream: http://trac.transmissionbt.com/ticket/1314 - Thanks to charles.

• debian/patches: 20_add_X-Ubuntu-Gettext-Domain.dpatch (LP: #290769)
  • - Re-add X-Ubuntu-Gettext-Domain to .desktop file

Changing line width in gpaint freezes X https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gpaint/+bug/209173

gpaint (0.3.3-1ubuntu0.1) hardy-proposed; urgency=low

• debian/patches: backport fixes from Debian.
  • - 10_fix_crash_on_font_select.dpatch (LP: #262889)

    • http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=497201

    - 11_fix_image_rotation.dpatch (LP: #262942)

    • http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=497487

    - 20_fix_line_width_combo.dpatch (LP: #209173)

    • http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=497484

Inverted scroll-wheel https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/37664

lesstif2 (1:0.95.0-2.1ubuntu1) intrepid; urgency=low

• debian/patches:
  • - Add 031_fix_inverted_scrollwheel.diff by Kacper Wysocki
    • from #396199 in Debian BTS. (LP: #37664)

      - http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?\

      • func=detail&aid=1625384&group_id=8596&atid=108596

Showdesktop Applet Errors https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/awn-extras/+bug/198496

awn-extras-applets (0.2.6-2ubuntu1) intrepid; urgency=low

• debian/patches
  • - Added 93_showdesktop_title.patch from upstream bzr.
    • (Closes: LP #198496)

Please rebuild for libgnome-desktop-2-7, if possible https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/267973

nautilus-open-terminal (0.9-2build1) intrepid; urgency=low

• Rebuild for libgnome-desktop-2 -> libgnome-desktop-2-7 transition

burn depends on unavailable packages https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/209813

burn (0.4.3-2.1ubuntu1) intrepid; urgency=low

• debian/control:
  • - Fixed Depends inorder to make package installable. (LP: #209813)
    • Thanks to Jeremy Wahl and Martin Jackson .
    • + Replaced cdrecord with wodim. + Replaced mkisofs with genisoimage.

    - Adhere to DebianMaintainerField spec.

checkgmail won't log in as of 16-07-08 https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/checkgmail/+bug/250053

checkgmail (1.13-3ubuntu1) intrepid; urgency=low

• debian/patches
  • - Added 20_upstream-logon-fix.dpatch
    • + Fix for new Gmail login method from upstream svn. (LP: #250053)
• debian/control
  • - Bumped Standards-Version to 3.8.0

    - Modify Maintainer value to match the DebianMaintainerField

    • specification.

Fixes of upstream decibel-audio-player 0.11 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/261235

decibel-audio-player (0.11-0ubuntu1) intrepid; urgency=low

• New upstream release. (LP: #261235)
• debian/control:

  • - Add Recommends on python-cddb (LP: #261252)
    - Bumped Standards-Version to 3.8.0
    - Update Maintainer field as per spec.

pygame 1.8.1 has been released. Please update package. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/255823

pygame (1.8.1release-0ubuntu1) intrepid; urgency=low

• New upstream release. (LP: #255823)
• debian/control: Bumped Standards-Version to 3.8.0
• Created debian/watch

missing icon on window border and window list https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/transmission/+bug/192945

transmission (1.06-0ubuntu6) hardy-proposed; urgency=low

• Fix window icon. Thanks to Tristan Hill. (LP: #192945)

  • - debian/rules: Call dh_icons
    - debian/transmission-gtk.install: Add usr/share/icons

• Bumped debhelper Build-Depends to (>= 5.0.51). Needed for dh_icons.

pyslide fails to run without python-xml https://edge.launchpad.net/bugs/199014

pyslide (0.4-10ubuntu2.1) hardy-proposed; urgency=low

• Re-add dependency on python-xml. (LP: #199014)

dictionaries-common FTBFS in latest archive rebuild test https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dictionaries-common/+bug/219297

dictionaries-common (0.90.0ubuntu2) hardy; urgency=low

• debian/control: Changed Build-Dep fron links to elinks
  • - Fixes FTBFS. (LP: #219297)

pychess fails to run on hardy kde4 https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pychess/+bug/218172

pychess (0.8.1-0ubuntu2) hardy; urgency=low

• debian/control
  • - Added python-gnome2-desktop to Depends. (LP: #218172)

glipper background is not transparent https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/glipper/+bug/193256

glipper (1.0-1ubuntu1) hardy; urgency=low

• debian/patches
  • - Added 02_trans_icon.dpatch - Allows glipper background to be transparent. (LP: #193256)

Drop type=Utility from 01-animation-defaults.patch https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/compiz-fusion-plugins-main/+bug/212542

compiz-fusion-plugins-main (0.7.2-0ubuntu2) hardy; urgency=low

• debian/patches/01-animation-defaults.patch
  • - Drop type=Utility so Firefox location bar does not use window open
    • and close animations. Thanks to Sylvain Pasche. (LP: #212542)

Package description claims to support shares. https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-system-tools/+bug/209094

gnome-system-tools (2.22.0-0ubuntu7) hardy; urgency=low

• debian/control, debian/control.in
  • - Remove reference to managing shares in description as shares-admin
    • isn't installed as of version 2.22.0-0ubuntu4. (LP: #209094)

Specto - lacking dependencies in Kubuntu https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/specto/+bug/157969

specto (0.2.2-2ubuntu1) hardy; urgency=low

• debian/control
  • - Added librsvg2-common and gnome-icon-theme to Depends. (LP: #157969) - Bumped Standards-Version to 3.7.3 - Updated Maintainer field.

    - Bumped debhelper to version (>= 5.0.51).

Please update to 0.8 final https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pychess/+bug/192953

pychess (0.8.1-0ubuntu1) hardy; urgency=low

• New upstream release. (LP: #192953)
• debian/patches/series
  • - Droped pychess.desktop.diff as it has been fixed upstream.

blubuntu-look selects Tango icons, but does not include them as a dependency https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/blubuntu-look/+bug/203780

blubuntu-look (0.2-0ubuntu3) hardy; urgency=low

• debian/control
  • - Added tango-icon-theme to Depends in debian/control. (LP: #203780) - Bumped Standards-Version to 3.7.3

Please include Polish translation for .desktop file (diff included) https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/vlc/+bug/199413

vlc (0.8.6.release.d-0ubuntu6) hardy; urgency=low

• [ Andrew Starr-Bochicchio (andrewsomething) ]
• Added Catalan, Spanish, and Polish translations to .desktop file in debian/. (LP: #199413)
  • - Thanks to Siegfried Gevatter (RainCT) and Tomasz Dominikowski.
  [ Siegfried-Angel Gevatter Pujals ]
• debian/vlc.desktop:
  • - Update .desktop file to the current FD.o specifications.

Users-admin can't be unlocked if it is started with fast-user-switch-applet https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/fast-user-switch-applet/+bug/199553

fast-user-switch-applet (2.22.0-0ubuntu2) hardy; urgency=low

• Edited configue flag in debian/rules. (Thanks to Michael and Achim.) (LP: #199553)

Ubuntu Key Server not in Seahorse default config https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/seahorse/+bug/86796

seahorse (2.21.91-0ubuntu3) hardy; urgency=low

• [ Alexander Sack ]
• xulrunner 1.9 support patch
  • - add debian/patches/09_xul1.9.patch - update debian/patches/series
• rerun autotools accordingly; this fixes SSH support as well (LP: #174441)
  • - update debian/patches/10_relibtoolize.patch
• explicitly use --with-gecko=libxul-unstable
  • - update debian/rules
• update build depends s/firefox-dev/xulrunner-1.9-dev/
  • - update debian/control{.in}
  [ Andrew Starr-Bochicchio (andrewsomething) ]
• change keyservers (LP: #86796)
  • - add debian/patches/11_ubuntu_keyserver.patch - update debian/patches/series

Doesn't have a .desktop file https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gtablix/+bug/196204

gtablix (0.9.13-1-1ubuntu1) hardy; urgency=low

• [Andrew Starr-Bochicchio]
• Added .desktop file to debian/ (LP: #196204)

• Bumped debhelper depends to >= 4.2.21 [David Futcher]

• debian/control:
  • - Bump Debian standards version to 3.7.3

    - Update Maintainer field to match the DebianMaintainerField specification