I, Rik Mills, apply for core-dev.

I am applying because:

• 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 am a long time Kubuntu (and other flavour) user who decided some years ago now to step up to help the distribution/flavour that has been of such benefit to me over the years. I started using Linux/Unix at University for Physics, and carried on using Linux/Unix for post-grad research.

My Ubuntu story

• January 2016 - Starting helping the Kubuntu team with QA/testing etc via IRC, moving on to helping with packaging fixes.
• July 2016 - Became a member of Kubuntu Ninjas team. Git access to packaging branches and team PPAs.
• October 2016 - Became a Kubuntu Member.
• February 2017 - Became a Kubuntu Developer.
• September 2017 - Elected to Kubuntu Council.
• March 2019 - Granted MOTU upload rights.
• Acted as Kubuntu lead (actual or de facto) for most of the last 7 years.

My involvement

Examples of my work / Things I'm proud of

Areas of work

Sponsored

New packages

Transitions

SRUs

• 2096990 [SRU] Noble - minimal install removes kubuntu-desktop metapackage and kubuntu-settings-desktop

• 2084206 [SRu] Dolphin 24.08.1 has lost its Information Panel

• 1992971 [SRU] tracking bug for plasma LTS 5.24.7 bugfix updates for Jammy

• 1986447 [SRU] tracking bug for combined plasma LTS 5.24.5 & 5.24.6 bugfix updates for Jammy

• 1938894 [SRU] tracking bug for combined plasma LTS 5.18.6 & 5.18.7 & 5.18.8 bugfix updates for Focal

• 1980210 [SRU] Unable download from store.kde.org with error "invalid number of concurrent streams"

• 1876876 SRU tracking bug for plasma 5.18.5 in Focal

• 1843613 SRU tracking bug for plasma 5.12.9 in Bionic

• 1812408 [SRU v1.3.3 to bionic and cosmic] - ubuntu still ships old version of KDEConnect

• 1794494 SRU tracking bug for KDE's Plasma 5.12.7 for bionic

• 1779456 SRU tracking bug for KDE's Plasma 5.12.6 for bionic

• 1768245 SRU tracking bug for KDE's Plasma 5.12.5 for bionic

• 1687444 Zesty SRU tracking bug for KDE's Plasma 5.9.5

Security Updates

• #1689759 CVE 2017-8422 - kauth: Local privilege escalation

MIR

• [MIR] required new dependency of appstream

Things I could do better

Plans for the future

General

What I like least in Ubuntu

Comments

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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 ===