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== About Me ==

Name: James Page

Location: Norfolk, United Kingdon

Blog: http://javacruft.wordpress.com

Launchpad Profile: http://launchpad.net/~james-page		 ||<tablestyle="float:right; font-size: 0.9em; width:40%; background:#F1F1ED; margin: 0 0 1em 1em;" style="padding:0.5em;"> '''Name''': || James Page ||
|| '''IRC''': || '''jamespage''' on ''irc.freenode.net'' ||
|| '''Launchpad''': || [[http://launchpad.net/~james-page]] ||
|| '''Blog''': || [[http://javacruft.wordpress.com]] ||
|| '''Location''': || ''Norfolk, UK'' ||
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I've been using and deploying Linux since I was at University in the early 90's; started with Slackware, moved to Redhat (before it became commercial), then Fedora and then Ubuntu in the last couple of years. I've been using and deploying Linux since I was at University in the early 90's; started with Slackware, then Red Hat, then Fedora and then Ubuntu in the last couple of years.
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Apache + JBoss on Linux was my first foray into deploying open-source instead of propriety software in an enterprise and I've not looked back; The rest of the stack quickly followed..... Nagios, Puppet, Solr, MySQL and more. I find that open-source is both more cost effective and more flexible than deploying propriety software. Apache + JBoss on Red Hat Enterprise Linux was my first foray into deploying open-source instead of propriety software in an enterprise and I've not looked back; The rest of the propriety software environment quickly followed..... Nagios, Puppet, Solr, MySQL and more. I find that open-source is both more cost effective and more flexible than deploying propriety software.
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== Contributions == == My involvement ==
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=== Summary === My current areas of involvement:
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 * Automation of Ubuntu Server [[http://launchpad.net/ubuntu-server-iso-testing|ISO]] and [[http://launchpad.net/ubuntu-server-ec2-testing|ec2]] Testing
 * Packaging of [[http://wiki.ubuntu.com/ServerTeam/Jenkins|Jenkins for Ubuntu]]
 * Ubuntu Server Team Bug Triage+SRU+Fixes+FFe
 * Ubuntu Java library maintenance in-conjunction with Debian Java team.		  * Ubuntu Server Team.
 * Ubuntu Server ISO Testing.
 * Ubuntu Server ec2 Testing.
 * Ubuntu Java.
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=== Detail === == Status ==
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==== Automated Testing ==== This week:
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 * ISO testing in-conjunction with Mathias Gug for Maverick; now in use for Natty and Lucid point releases. Framework has also been extended by the development team to encompass Desktop and Alternate ISO testing.
 * ec2 testing: refactoring of existing script framework by Scott Moser into python library and scripts, integration into Jenkins for easy execution and test reporting.		  * Polishing packaging and submitting packages in the Jenkins dependency chain for upload to Debian.
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==== Jenkins ====

 * Packaging of Jenkins from source for Ubuntu (NOT in yet) alongside Natty release - all 75 dependencies!
   * http://launchpad.net/~hudson-ubuntu

==== Bugs ====

 * SRU's
  * mailman
    - hardy - https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/hardy/+source/mailman/+bug/659975
  * openldap
    - maverick - https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openldap/+bug/666028
    - maverick - https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openldap/+bug/658227
  * ntp
    - lucid -
    - maverick -

 * FFE
  * groovy (natty)		 Next week:
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 * Syncs and Merges
  *

==== Java Library Maintenance ====

 * Enablement of test suites
  * asm2
  * c3p0
 

== Plans and Ideas for Ubuntu ==

=== More Automated Testing ===

 * Complex deployment scenario testing for Ubuntu Server (maybe using ensemble):
   * DNS
   * Kerberos
   * LDAP
   * .....

=== More Jenkins Plugins ===

 * Build up of a community around the packaging of Jenkins + Plugins and get then into the Debian and Ubuntu archives.

=== More Java Enterprise Applications ===

 * At least one full JEE Stack for Ubuntu
 * Tomcat 7
 * Better Hadoop support.

=== Supporting packaging of Java libraries and applications ===

 * Building up the Maven/Debian repository by ensuring Java libraries install Maven artefacts to /usr/share/java/maven-repo.
 * Improving the maven-debian-helper toolset to automate package production further.
 * Move Maven + helper packages to main to ensure Java delta with Debian is minimal
 		  * More package polishing
 * QA Automation Sprint in London

Name:

James Page

IRC:

jamespage on irc.freenode.net

Launchpad:

http://launchpad.net/~james-page

Blog:

http://javacruft.wordpress.com

Location:

Norfolk, UK

Background

I've been using and deploying Linux since I was at University in the early 90's; started with Slackware, then Red Hat, then Fedora and then Ubuntu in the last couple of years.

Apache + JBoss on Red Hat Enterprise Linux was my first foray into deploying open-source instead of propriety software in an enterprise and I've not looked back; The rest of the propriety software environment quickly followed..... Nagios, Puppet, Solr, MySQL and more. I find that open-source is both more cost effective and more flexible than deploying propriety software.

Before that I was a Java Applications Developer working with early versions of Java Enterprise Edition on very expensive propriety middle-ware.

My involvement

My current areas of involvement:

  • Ubuntu Server Team.
  • Ubuntu Server ISO Testing.
  • Ubuntu Server ec2 Testing.
  • Ubuntu Java.

Status

This week:

  • Polishing packaging and submitting packages in the Jenkins dependency chain for upload to Debian.

Next week:

  • More package polishing
  • QA Automation Sprint in London

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