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== Introduction == == About Me ==
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Hello fellow Ubuntu users. I am matt_symes. I am a software engineer working on the development and delivery of [[https://cloud-images.ubuntu.com|Ubuntu cloud images]] for download and on major cloud platforms. I work on the Canonical Public Cloud team to deliver Ubuntu to all the major public clouds. I have been Ubuntu cloud image release shepherd for many of the recent releases, including Ubuntu 20.04 LTS.
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I am a software developer coding in C/C++, Python, HTML, CSS, Javascript and shell scripting. I also build and fix computers and configure networks. I have been an Ubuntu desktop and server user [[https://pre2015.philroche.net/archives/osx-and-ubuntu-dual-boot/|since at least 2005]] and an Ubuntu cloud user [[https://pre2015.philroche.net/archives/simple-django-install-on-amazon-ec2/|since at least 2010]].
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I run an Ubuntu 11.04 server and Ubuntu development version (currently 12.04) on my laptop. I also use Arch, Gentoo and Fedora and change between them as the mood takes me.
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== About Me == == Contact Information ==
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I first got into software development when using a BBC Model B 32K computer. Yes, you read that correct - 32K of memory ! I started writing in BASIC on it and then taught myself 6502 assembler. I then moved onto a Commodore 64, games consoles and, finally, onto PCs.

I studied computer science at university and and then started my career developing software in C/C++ mainly on the Windows platform. I had my first taste of Linux using Mandrake (now Mandriva) and Red Hat before it became RHEL. Back in those days it was alot more difficult to configure and, with only a dial up modem to get technical information, could be a right pain.

Because work was based on Windows, i concentrated on Windows. I always kept an eye open to see what was happening with Linux but never used it as my main operating system.

That changed with the release Ubuntu 9.10. I had bought a new Laptop and managed to completely erase the hard drive including the recovery partition, so much so that no recovery software would get the partitions back. At that time, I did not want to shell out for another copy of Windows. I had been running Ubuntu in a virtual machine before that so i felt comfortable enough to install it as my main operating system. It's Windows that i now run in a virtual machine.		 || IRC || philroche ||
|| Launchpad || https://launchpad.net/~philroche ||
|| Github || https://github.com/philroche/ ||
|| Website || https://philroche.net ||
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My main contributions to Ubuntu have been through the Ubuntu forums where i try to offer help and advice in, hopefully, a polite manner; although others will be the judge of that. I report spam and abusive or inappropriate posts whenever i see them.

I also wrote a script along with other forum members including hippytaff, to help diagnose wireless problems. 		 * [[https://launchpad.net/livecd-rootfs|livecd-rootfs]] development for image builds
 * [[https://launchpad.net/cloud-images|cloud-images]] and [[https://code.launchpad.net/~ubuntu-on-ec2|related]] image publication / consumption tools
 * [[https://launchpad.net/simplestreams|simplestreams]] for cloud image, MAAS image, and Juju tools machine-readable indices
 * [[https://github.com/philroche/ubuntu-watch-packages|ubuntu-watch-packages]] Watch specified packages in the ubuntu archive for transition between archive pockets. Useful when waiting for a package update to be published.
 * [[https://github.com/philroche/lpshipit|lpshipit]] Helpful utility for merging launchpad MPs
 * [[https://github.com/CanonicalLtd/ubuntu-package-manifest|ubuntu-package-manifest]] Helpful utility to generate a package manifest
 * [[https://github.com/CanonicalLtd/ubuntu-cloud-image-changelog|ubuntu-cloud-image-changelog]] Helpful utility to generate package changelog between two cloud images
 * [[https://github.com/canonical/review-gator|review-gator]] Review gator is an aggregate view of Launchpad and Github code reviews a team has to do.
 * [[https://github.com/docker-library/official-images/|Ubuntu Docker images]] Official repo for Ubuntu docker image updates
 * [[https://github.com/chrisglass/ubuntu-old-fashioned|ubuntu-old-fashioned]] Script to let you build ubuntu cloud images locally from a livecd-rootfs checkout
 * [[https://github.com/CanonicalLtd/aws-marketplace-ubuntu-scraper|aws-marketplace-ubuntu-scraper]] CLI to return the Ubuntu AMIs in AWS marketplace
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I plan to continue using Linux and Ubuntu as my main operating system. My server has been very stable indeed, running Ubuntu. I plan on getting more involved in the testing side of Ubuntu and i have been considering starting or joining a software development project if time permits me. I am also considering using IRC alot more than i currently do.  * Continue to work on ways to improve the discover-ability of Ubuntu cloud images. I have started this work already with the [[https://aggreg8streams.tinyviking.ie/|aggreg8streams project]]
 * Continue to improve ways for users to understand what package are installed in a cloud image. I have started this work already with the [[https://github.com/CanonicalLtd/ubuntu-package-manifest|ubuntu-package-manifest project]]
 * Continue to improve ways for users to understand the differences between two Ubuntu cloud images. I have started this work already with the [[https://github.com/CanonicalLtd/ubuntu-cloud-image-changelog|ubuntu-cloud-image-changelog project]] and started documentation on the [[https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/package-changes-between-two-ubuntu-images/18908|Ubuntu discourse server]]
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'''Note:''' If you have anything nice to say about this person, please do add it below along with @ SIG @ (no spaces). The @ SIG @ command will sign your name and date/time it after you "Save Changes".
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Please feel free to comment. I always appreciate constructive criticism. Phil has worked on many embargoed CVE releases affecting Ubuntu Cloud Images, LXD, MAAS images. Without his work, there would be a lot less chance for images to be ready and published when the named vulnerabilities hit the news. He is a great advocate of Ubuntu. I would recommend granting phil Ubuntu Membership status and/or Ubuntu Contributing Developer (without upload rights). -- [[LaunchpadHome:xnox]] <<DateTime(2020-11-05T12:11:33+0100)>>

I would recommend granting Phil Ubuntu Membership and/or Ubuntu Contributing Developer status. He had been a solid and consistent contributor to, and advocate for, Ubuntu. Phil has been critical in developing and maintaining the Ubuntu experience in public clouds both in the images themselves and also in the user tools to make them easier to find and use. I would echo xnox's statements about Phil's tireless efforts related to CVEs well; he cares deeply about providing Ubuntu users with the most secure Ubuntu experience from the moment they launch. -- @-- [[LaunchpadHome:rcj]] <<DateTime(2020-11-05T06:40:23-0600)>>@

I have cooperated with Phil on multiple occasions and working with him was always a pleasure - he's been our go-to cloud image coordinator during many Ubuntu releases. He's in the heart of the Ubuntu cloud development and delivery, critical to Ubuntu's success in the clouds. I think Phil totally deserves to be an Ubuntu Member and/or Ubuntu Contributing Developer. -- [[LaunchpadHome:sil2100]] <<DateTime(2020-11-05T15:25:04+0100)>>

About Me

I am a software engineer working on the development and delivery of Ubuntu cloud images for download and on major cloud platforms. I work on the Canonical Public Cloud team to deliver Ubuntu to all the major public clouds. I have been Ubuntu cloud image release shepherd for many of the recent releases, including Ubuntu 20.04 LTS.

I have been an Ubuntu desktop and server user since at least 2005 and an Ubuntu cloud user since at least 2010.

Contact Information

Contributions

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Testimonials

Note: If you have anything nice to say about this person, please do add it below along with @ SIG @ (no spaces). The @ SIG @ command will sign your name and date/time it after you "Save Changes".

Phil has worked on many embargoed CVE releases affecting Ubuntu Cloud Images, LXD, MAAS images. Without his work, there would be a lot less chance for images to be ready and published when the named vulnerabilities hit the news. He is a great advocate of Ubuntu. I would recommend granting phil Ubuntu Membership status and/or Ubuntu Contributing Developer (without upload rights). -- xnox 2020-11-05 11:11:33

I would recommend granting Phil Ubuntu Membership and/or Ubuntu Contributing Developer status. He had been a solid and consistent contributor to, and advocate for, Ubuntu. Phil has been critical in developing and maintaining the Ubuntu experience in public clouds both in the images themselves and also in the user tools to make them easier to find and use. I would echo xnox's statements about Phil's tireless efforts related to CVEs well; he cares deeply about providing Ubuntu users with the most secure Ubuntu experience from the moment they launch. -- @-- rcj 2020-11-05 12:40:23@

I have cooperated with Phil on multiple occasions and working with him was always a pleasure - he's been our go-to cloud image coordinator during many Ubuntu releases. He's in the heart of the Ubuntu cloud development and delivery, critical to Ubuntu's success in the clouds. I think Phil totally deserves to be an Ubuntu Member and/or Ubuntu Contributing Developer. -- sil2100 2020-11-05 14:25:04

philroche (last edited 2023-09-01 11:31:26 by philroche)