MOTU application for jackson doak

Wed Dec 24 02:51:34 UTC 2014

When can i expect a vote on my MOTU application? g-s-m has a patch accepted
upstream but a possibly unrelated issue is preventing in for being accepted
into ubuntu. I will be sorting that problem out when i return home from
christmas holidays.

On Wed, Dec 3, 2014 at 8:05 AM, Scott Kitterman <ubuntu at kitterman.com>
wrote:

> That's good.
>
> Scott K
>
> On Wednesday, December 03, 2014 07:53:10 AM Jackson Doak wrote:
> > Tim Lunn has mad a patch for g-s-m. I'm packaging it now and have
> forwarded
> > it upstream
> >
> > On Tue, Dec 2, 2014 at 3:51 PM, Jackson Doak <noskcaj at ubuntu.com> wrote:
> > > How else could I be tracking down people to help?
> > >
> > > On 2 Dec 2014 15:39, "Scott Kitterman" <ubuntu at kitterman.com> wrote:
> > >> Hopefully it will make it into vivid is a remarkably weak "taking
> > >> responsibility".  Since Debian is frozen for the Jessie release, the
> odds
> > >> of
> > >> new Gnome versions being uploaded are probably pretty low.  I'd
> suggest
> > >> coming
> > >> up with something more active to solve the problem.
> > >>
> > >> I'm definitely -1 for now.  We all make mistakes, but when you do, you
> > >> have to
> > >> own them and figure out how to get them fixed (which includes hunting
> > >> down the
> > >> help to solve problems you can't solve on your own).
> > >>
> > >> Scott K
> > >>
> > >> On Tuesday, December 02, 2014 03:19:08 PM Jackson Doak wrote:
> > >> > Commented. Anything else? I know I didn't fix python-wsme, but it
> was
> > >> > something that I wasn't sure what to do with, since the previous
> > >>
> > >> published
> > >>
> > >> > version was partly broken (and we reverted to it)
> > >> >
> > >> > On Tuesday, December 2, 2014, Scott Kitterman <ubuntu at kitterman.com
> >
> > >>
> > >> wrote:
> > >> > > I'm far less concerned with could you upload this exact package
> than
> > >>
> > >> your
> > >>
> > >> > > apparent lack of willingness to take responsibility for cleaning
> up a
> > >>
> > >> mess
> > >>
> > >> > > you
> > >> > > were at least in part responsible for.
> > >> > >
> > >> > > Thanks for moving forward with it.  You should comment in the bug
> to
> > >> > > explain
> > >> > > what you're doing so people will know.
> > >> > >
> > >> > > Scott K
> > >> > >
> > >> > > On Tuesday, December 02, 2014 02:05:09 PM Jackson Doak wrote:
> > >> > > > I was meaning the disk-utility bug. For g-s-m, I contacted the
> > >>
> > >> upstream
> > >>
> > >> > > dev
> > >> > >
> > >> > > > and he said it would be done in 3.16. Sorry for not reading the
> > >> > > > changelog
> > >> > > > properly. I doubt it means anything, but this isn't a package
> i'd
> > >>
> > >> have
> > >>
> > >> > > > access to with MOTU. I've sent another email to the upstream dev
> > >> > > > now
> > >> > > >
> > >> > > > On Tue, Dec 2, 2014 at 1:44 PM, Scott Kitterman <
> > >>
> > >> ubuntu at kitterman.com
> > >>
> > >> > > <javascript:;>>
> > >> > >
> > >> > > > wrote:
> > >> > > > > This is the same bug that Laney asked you about two weeks ago.
> > >>
> > >> Given
> > >>
> > >> > > that
> > >> > >
> > >> > > > > nothing's been done to the package since the errant sync a
> month
> > >>
> > >> ago,
> > >>
> > >> > > I'm
> > >> > >
> > >> > > > > confident it's not fixed and not just a matter of a mis-edited
> > >> > > > > debdiff.
> > >> > > > >
> > >> > > > > Scott K
> > >> > > > >
> > >> > > > > On Tuesday, December 02, 2014 01:11:44 PM Jackson Doak wrote:
> > >> > > > > > Apologies for missing the bug report. That shouldn't have
> > >>
> > >> happened,
> > >>
> > >> > > but
> > >> > >
> > >> > > > > was
> > >> > > > >
> > >> > > > > > only because I usually edit it into the debdiff, and missed
> it
> > >>
> > >> that
> > >>
> > >> > > > > > time.
> > >> > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > On 2 Dec 2014 08:56, "Scott Kitterman" <
> ubuntu at kitterman.com
> > >> > >
> > >> > > <javascript:;>> wrote:
> > >> > > > > > > So what's your plan to resolve this issue?  It's been
> over a
> > >>
> > >> month
> > >>
> > >> > > and
> > >> > >
> > >> > > > > you
> > >> > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > haven't even commented in the bug.  You don't have to fix
> > >> > >
> > >> > > everything
> > >> > >
> > >> > > > > > > yourself
> > >> > > > > > > and we all make mistakes, but you have to take
> responsibility
> > >>
> > >> for
> > >>
> > >> > > them
> > >> > >
> > >> > > > > and
> > >> > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > work with people to get them resolved.
> > >> > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > My vote's -1.
> > >> > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > Scott K
> > >> > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > On Friday, November 14, 2014 05:56:28 AM Jackson Doak
> wrote:
> > >> > > > > > > > I do need to learn to code so i can fix that, but that's
> > >>
> > >> some
> > >>
> > >> > > > > > > > way
> > >> > > > >
> > >> > > > > off.
> > >> > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > > I contacted the upstream maintainer of g-s-m and he
> said "I
> > >>
> > >> can
> > >>
> > >> > > > > finish
> > >> > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > > it
> > >> > > > > > > > and will finish it, however I guess it will only be
> > >> > > > > > > > released
> > >> > > > > > > > with
> > >> > > > >
> > >> > > > > GNOME
> > >> > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > > 3.16, as we're past the release now." so it should be
> fixed
> > >>
> > >> by
> > >>
> > >> > > > > release
> > >> > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > > time. I should have checked the upstream changelog for
> that
> > >> > >
> > >> > > better
> > >> > >
> > >> > > > > > > however.
> > >> > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > > On Thu, Nov 13, 2014 at 10:15 PM, Iain Lane <
> > >>
> > >> laney at ubuntu.com
> > >>
> > >> > > <javascript:;>>
> > >> > >
> > >> > > > > wrote:
> > >> > > > > > > > > On Sat, Nov 08, 2014 at 03:04:43PM +1100, Jackson Doak
> > >>
> > >> wrote:
> > >> > > > > > > > > > Since attending irc meetings at either time is too
> > >> > > > > > > > > > difficult,
> > >> > > > >
> > >> > > > > could
> > >> > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > you
> > >> > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > > > > please review my application via email?
> > >> > > > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > > > Okay, here's my question.
> > >> > > > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > > > I have a sense that you sometimes work too fast and
> jump
> > >> > >
> > >> > > between
> > >> > >
> > >> > > > > > > > > different projects, causing issues to be missed and
> > >>
> > >> sometimes
> > >>
> > >> > > left
> > >> > >
> > >> > > > > > > > > unfixed when they are detected. For example a
> relatively
> > >> > > > > > > > > recent
> > >> > > > >
> > >> > > > > issue
> > >> > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > is
> > >>
> > >>
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-system-monitor/+bug/12616
> > >> 0
> > >>
> > >> > > > > > > > > 8
> > >> > > > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > > > (blocked in proposed for 18 days now)
> > >> > > > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > > > Do you agree that this is a problem and how do you
> think
> > >>
> > >> you
> > >>
> > >> > > can
> > >> > >
> > >> > > > > deal
> > >> > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > > > with it better?
> > >> > > > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > > > --
> > >> > > > > > > > > Iain Lane                                  [
> > >> > > > >
> > >> > > > > iain at orangesquash.org.uk <javascript:;>
> > >> > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > ]
> > >> > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > > > Debian Developer                                   [
> > >> > > > >
> > >> > > > > laney at debian.org <javascript:;>
> > >> > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > ]
> > >> > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > > > Ubuntu Developer                                   [
> > >> > > > >
> > >> > > > > laney at ubuntu.com <javascript:;>
> > >> > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > ]
>
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