I, Robert Jennings, apply for upload rights for livecd-rootfs.

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 software developer working on the development and delivery of Ubuntu cloud images for download and on major cloud platforms. I work with the FoundationsTeam and ServerTeam to provide a consistent Ubuntu experience across these platforms.

My Ubuntu story

I became a regular user of Ubuntu on the desktop around the release of Dapper. Ubuntu has been my daily driver for quite some time. When I got the opportunity to work on Ubuntu daily I jumped at the chance. It is a privilege to work on Ubuntu and have such a broad impact. Prior to cloud image development my focus was Linux on IBM Power virtualization as a Linux kernel developer (I'm comfortable looking at ppc64 assembly but x86 assembly still vexes me).

My involvement

Examples of my work / Things I'm proud of

livecd-rootfs highlights:

• Add snap pre-seeding support

• Capture Ubuntu snap seeding policy in code

• Accelerate the build: Drop unused checksum generation

• Exit on first failure for extra hooks

• Support parallel builds for the ubuntu-cpc project

• Improve apt proxy debugging for failed builds

• Remove implicitly created artifacts during parallel builds to improve performance

• cloud-image initramfs compression does not match update-initramfs output

All livecd-rootfs git commits / submitted bugs

Areas of work

I work closely with the FoundationsTeam and ServerTeam to provide a consistent Ubuntu server experience across cloud platforms. I really enjoy the relationships I have with the developers on these teams and I think they work well, let's see what the sponsors have to say though.

Our team relies heavily on livecd-rootfs and our close relationship with the FoundationsTeam has been critical. We're using livecd-rootfs every day to build cloud images (base and minimal), buildd images, core (for Docker images), and the other Core (16/18) for foundations. Being so critical to my work I want to be able to perform uploads to respect the time of other developers and make my workflow faster. Having PPU rights for livecd-rootfs would help myself and my team get changes into livecd-rootfs but I do not want it to separate us from foundations.

Things I could do better

Plans for the future

General

What I like least in Ubuntu

Documentation, specifically around the discovery/use of cloud images and their features.

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 ===

CategoryPerPackageUploaderApplication