MOTU Application for Cody Somerville (cody-somerville)

[Cody A.W. Somerville]

Hello Everyone,

 In my attempt to keep Xubuntu afloat, I've decided to finally put in my
application for MOTU. I first started contributing to Xubuntu in September
of 2005 by assisting with the website, wiki, documentation, and the general
administravia required of a distribution. In January of 2007, I made my
first upload with the assistance of Daniel Chen (crimsun) - a stable release
update for curl. Since then, I've made a strong and sustained contribution
to both packages in Universe and Main, taking a short break over the Gutsy
release cycle to deal with medical issues. Over the last year, I've
performed merges, syncs, stable release updates, security uploads, corrected
FTBFS, packaged new applications from scratch, fixed bugs, and assisted
others in their endeavor to learn the tricks of the trade. Although the
majority of my contributions have been Xubuntu related, I've also taken a
personal interest in packaging python applications. I'm now a member of the
Debian Python Application Packaging Team and have had the pleasure of
contributing back to Debian.

I'm now currently the project lead for Xubuntu working almost independently
on developing Xubuntu. Having a MOTU a member of the Xubuntu team is an
asset that is required to maintain and continue to improve Xubuntu with the
necessary momentum. I feel that I've developed, through over fifty uploads,
the necessary skills and proficiencies to be able to make uploads to the
Xubuntu packages and the universe archive at large. I'm a team player,
motivated, and I'm not afraid to ask for help.

As a MOTU, I will be able to take more initiative in managing and leading
the Xubuntu project. It'll also allow Xubuntu to be maintained with the
necessary level of care and commitment. I further hope to get involved in
the Ubuntu universe sponsorship queue, perform more quality assurance work,
and increase my involvement with the MOTU community including helping
improve MOTU infrastructure.

Big thank you to Lionel, Jani, Daniel, and Gauvain for their previous,
current, and hopefully future contributions to Xubuntu and patiences in
helping me learn the ropes.

If you have any questions, comments, or concerns then please feel free to
contact me.

Regards,

Cody A.W. Somerville

http://wiki.ubuntu.com/CodySomerville <-- Wiki page
http://launchpad.net/~cody-somerville <-- Launchpad page
http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=cody-somerville@ubuntu.com <--
Debian Developer QA page
http://cody.zapto.org <-- Personal blog
http://packages.debian.org/catfish <-- Personal example of quality work
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