Debian related information
Affiliations
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Debian QA work
See maintained software packages, portofolio and BTS. Over 2200 items reported to BTS of which 600+ patches to help packages.
Debian package maintenance
See Developer information. I have LowThresholdNmu and participate in collab-maint in Alioth. Use Debian git repository for submitting patches to packages:
apt-get install devscripts # for debcheckout(1)
debcheckout PACKAGE
cd PACKAGE
git checkout -b my-fixes master
# edit & commit cycle
$EDITOR ...
git status
git add <changed files>
git commit -m "MESSAGE"
# When ready, make a patch (set)
git format-patch --signoff -M
# Submit all git 000-* patches
# to Debian BTS http://bugs.debian.org/PACKAGE
# or send to PACKAGE@packages.debian.orgIf you are a developer, or otherwise deal with bug reports, you may find Colin Watson's blog "about how to treat bugs reports" interesting.
Helping Debian packages
The following list is only an excerpt.
havp: Provided patch to migrate to packaging format 3.0 664346
nvi: Provided patch to migrate to packaging format 3.0 664360
yum-metadata-parser: Provided patch to migrate to packaging format 3.0 664297
libapache2-mod-fcgid: Provided patch to migrate to packaging format 3.0 664353
python-xlrd: Provided patch to migrate to packaging format 3.0 664378
magicmaze: Provided patch to migrate to packaging format 3.0 670383
tdom: Provided patch to migrate to packaging format 3.0 667859
netdisco: Provided patch to migrate to packaging format 3.0 664404
phpwebcounter: Provided patch to migrate to packaging format 3.0 661028
cscope: Provided patch to migrate to packaging format 3.0 689198
catfish: Provided patch to migrate to packaging format 3.0 664326
makeself: Provided patch to migrate to packaging format 3.0 670738
gloox: Provided patch to migrate to packaging format 3.0 670541
seccure: Provided patch to migrate to packaging format 3.0 664390
sysbench: Provided patch to migrate to packaging format 3.0 664400
hlbr: Provided patch to migrate to packaging format 3.0 661026
lsdvd: Provided patch to migrate to packaging format 3.0 670666
array-info: Provided patch to migrate to packaging format 3.0 664407
mouseemu: Provided patch to migrate to packaging format 3.0 670544
rox: Provided patch to migrate to packaging format 3.0 670731
postfwd: Provided patch to migrate to packaging format 3.0 664368
mutt: Provided patch to fix mutt not strip comments from To/CC/Bc fields (RFC 2822) 698267
log4cxx: Provided patch to migrate to packaging format 3.0 664399
a2ps: Provided patch to migrate to packaging format 3.0 669642
wp2x: Provided patch to migrate to packaging format 3.0 668805
gpcl: Provided patch to migrate to packaging format 3.0 668781
ncmpc: Provided patch to migrate to packaging format 3.0 668488
libuser: Provided patch to migrate to packaging format 3.0 670663
python-debianbts: Provided patch to migrate to packaging format 3.0 668355
goocanvas: Provided patch to migrate to packaging format 3.0 670694
optipng: Provided patch to migrate to packaging format 3.0 687770
dictionaries-common: Provided 3 patches to improve configuration 721797
hardening-check: Provided 3 patches to improve manual page and interoperability with other programs, like Emacs. 709105
sloccount: Provided patch to migrate hardened build flags 668014
steghide: Provided patch to fix all bugs and to modernize package to latest autotools and Debian standards 707769
prover9-manual: Provided patch to migrate to packaging format 3.0 664351
tcpser: Provided patch to migrate to packaging format 3.0 664359
winwrangler: Provided patch to deprecate *.dpatch670540
firehol: Provided patch to deprecate *.dpatch705731 and patch to improve manual page [[703341]
mutt: Provided patch to Fix To/Cc/Bcc RFC 2822 handling 698267
libproc-pid-file-perl: Provided patch to migrate hardened build flags 671663
mmm-mode: Provided patch to migrate hardened build flags 671663
igal2: Provided patch to migrate hardened build flags 668014
jesred: Provided patch to migrate hardened build flags 671643
libclass-trait-perl: Provided patch to migrate hardened build flags 671647
libfile-slurp-perl: Provided patch to migrate hardened build flags 671658
libtm-perl: Provided patch to migrate hardened build flags 671662
libxml-xupdate-libxml-perl: Provided patch to migrate hardened build flags 671664
wmnet: Provided patch to migrate hardened build flags 668014
wmnut: Provided patch to migrate to packaging format 3.0 671308
cfv: Provided patch to migrate to packaging format 3.0 672377
exmh: Provided patch to help to migrate to Copyright Format 1.0 671642
duplicity: Provided patch to help to migrate to Copyright Format 1.0 671636
agg: Provided patch to help to migrate to Copyright Format 1.0 671000
libgcgi: Provided patch to migrate to packaging format 3.0 670381
yaml-mode: Provided patch to migrate to packaging format 3.0 670735
wmbubble: Provided patch to migrate to packaging format 3.0 670325
zatacka: Provided patch to migrate to packaging format 3.0 664345
xvkbd: Provided patch to migrate to packaging format 3.0 669708
dirvish: Provided patch to migrate to packaging format 3.0 668826
filepp: Provided patch to migrate to packaging format 3.0 670688
mp3val: Provided patch to migrate to packaging format 3.0 669611
w3af: Provided patch to migrate to packaging format 3.0 669941
libheckle-ruby: Provided patch to migrate to packaging format 3.0 670766
starplot: Provided patch to migrate to packaging format 3.0 670729
gbemol: Provided patch to migrate to packaging format 3.0 668023
sawfish-themes: Provided 20 patches to migrate to packaging format 3.0 670810
fdupes: Provided patch to migrate to packaging format 3.0 669616
sitecopy: Provided patch to migrate to packaging format 3.0 669607
perl-tk: Provided patch to migrate to packaging format 3.0 667791
libsvm: Provided patch to migrate to packaging format 3.0 670844
ding: Provided patch to migrate to packaging format 3.0 668542
xfig: Provided patch to migrate to packaging format 3.0 668557
ltris: Provided patch to migrate to packaging format 3.0 670854
igerman98: Provided patch to migrate to packaging format 3.0 668555
gif2png: Provided patch to migrate to packaging format 3.0 670763
xsnow: Provided patch to migrate to packaging format 3.0 668016
latex-cjk-japanese-wadalab: Provided patch to help to migrate to Copyright Format 1.0 670800
tdiary: Provided patch to help to migrate to packaging format 3.0 670801
openvas-plugins-dfsg: Provided patch to help to migrate to packaging format 3.0 670395
didiwiki: Provided patch to help to migrate to packaging format 3.0 668005
docbookwiki: Provided patch to help to migrate to packaging format 3.0 668489
texpower: Provided patch to help to migrate to packaging format 3.0 668664
libdbi: Provided patch to help to migrate to packaging format 3.0 668338
libdbi-drivers: Provided patch to help to migrate to packaging format 3.0 668342
gdis: Provided patch to help to migrate to packaging format 3.0 667757
gausssum: Provided patch to help to migrate to packaging format 3.0 670669
libpdl-netcdf-perl: Provided patch to help to migrate to packaging format 3.0 670764
aggregate: Provided patch to help to migrate to packaging format 3.0 670764
winpdb: Provided patch to help to migrate to packaging format 3.0 670968
amavisd-new: Provided patch to help to migrate to packaging format 3.0 670930
libunwind: Provided patch to help to migrate to packaging format 3.0 669713
manpages-es: Provided patch to help to migrate to packaging format 3.0 670493
openvas-plugins-dfsg: Provided patch to help to migrate to packaging format 3.0 670395
sitecopy: Provided patch to help to migrate to packaging format 3.0 669616
docbook-to-man: Provided patch to use hardened build flags and migrate to packaging format 3.0 668803
rephrase: Provided patch to help to migrate to packaging format 3.0 668499
libunwind: Provided patch to help to migrate to packaging format 3.0 669713
pdfsam: Provided patch to help to migrate to packaging format 3.0 669258
epylog: Provided patch to help to migrate to packaging format 3.0 668487
binclock: Provided patch to help to migrate to packaging format 3.0 669577
libitext-java: Provided patch to help with packaging issues 669157
biojava-live: Provided patch to help with packaging issues 669122
elza: Provided patch to help to migrate to packaging format 3.0 668500
icicles: Provided patch to help to migrate to packaging format 3.0 6685001
libnet-socks-perl: Provided patch to help to migrate to packaging format 3.0 668502
pdl: Provided patch to help to migrate to packaging format 3.0 670693
paros: Provided patch to help to migrate to packaging format 3.0 668504
python-debianbts: Provided patch to help to migrate to packaging format 3.0 668355
infon: Provided patch to help to migrate to packaging format 3.0 668937
normalize-audio: Provided patch to help to migrate to packaging format 3.0 668782
jlha-utils: Provided patch to help to migrate to packaging format 3.0 668829
didiwiki: Provided patch to help to migrate to packaging format 3.0 668005
libdbi: Provided patch to help to migrate to packaging format 3.0 668338
libdbi-drivers: Provided patch to help to migrate to packaging format 3.0 668342
xdu: Provided patch to help to migrate to packaging format 3.0 668360
php-crypt-gpg: Provided patch to help to migrate to packaging format 3.0 664382
docbookwiki: Provided patch to help to migrate to packaging format 3.0 668489
libfilesys-diskspace-perl: Provided patch to help adjust DEP-3 patch headers and other things 668044
wmnet: Provided patch for hardened build flags release goal 668014
ed: Provided patch to help to migrate to packaging format 3.0 668352
yorick-soy: Provided patch to help to migrate to packaging format 3.0 668009
didiwiki: Provided patch to help to migrate to packaging format 3.0 668005
pyparsing: Provided patch to help to migrate to packaging format 3.0 670191
wapiti: Provided patch to help to migrate to packaging format 3.0 664377
drgeo: Provided patch to help to migrate to packaging format 3.0 670725
supertransball2: Provided patch to migrate to packaging format 3.0 668030
winwrangler: Provided patch to migrate to packaging format 3.0 670540
paros: Provided patch to migrate to packaging format 3.0. 668504
dx: Provided patch to migrate to packaging format 3.0. 670318
rzip: Provided patch to migrate to packaging format 3.0. 664444
netdisco: Provided patch to migrate to packaging format 3.0. 664404 664482
nana: Provided patch to migrate to packaging format 3.0. 664338
ser2net: Provided patch to migrate to packaging format 3.0. 664373
mt-st: Provided patch to migrate to packaging format 3.0. 664314
mousetrap: Provided patch to migrate to packaging format 3.0. 664342
convertall: Provided patch to migrate to packaging format 3.0. 664354
liblinux-kernelsort-perl: Provided patch to migrate to packaging format 3.0. 664440
tclodbc: Provided patch to migrate to packaging format 3.0. 661042
ser2net: Provided patch to migrate to packaging format 3.0. 664373
bandwidthd: Provided patch to migrate to packaging format 3.0. 664414
mousetrap: Provided patch to migrate to packaging format 3.0. 664342
mt-st: Provided patch to migrate to packaging format 3.0. 664314
liblinux-kernelsort-perl: Provided patch to migrate to packaging format 3.0. 664440
python-yenc: Provided patch to migrate to packaging format 3.0. 664294
pacman4console: Provided patch to migrate to packaging format 3.0. 661027
jp2a: Provided patch to migrate to packaging format 3.0. 664410
nedit: Provided patch to migrate to packaging format 3.0. Team upload. 664439
nvi: Provided patch to migrate to packaging format 3.0 664360
polipo: Provided patch to migrate to packaging format 3.0 664380
inadyn: Provided patch to migrate to packaging format 3.0 664352
janino: Provided patch to migrate to packaging format 3.0 664347
libsmbios: Provided patch to migrate to packaging format 3.0 664393
njam: Provided patch to migrate to packaging format 3.0 664343
asused: Provided patch to migrate to packaging format 3.0 664408
ipcalc: Provided patch to migrate to packaging format 3.0 670737
qfreefax: Provided patch to migrate to packaging format 3.0 664295
libibumad: Provided patch to migrate to packaging format 3.0 664435
python-twitter: Provided patch to migrate to packaging format 3.0 664376
tacacs+: Provided patch to migrate to packaging format 3.0 664395
yum-metadata-parser: Provided patch to migrate to packaging format 3.0 664297
libapache2-mod-auth-cas: Provided patch to help to migrate to packaging format 3.0 664436
vncsnapshot: Provided patch to help to migrate to packaging format 3.0 664430
xmakemol: Provided patch to help to migrate to packaging format 3.0 664319
autofs5: Provided patch to help to migrate to packaging format 3.0 668077
apr: Provided patch to help to migrate to packaging format 3.0 664299
ctioga: Provided patch to help to migrate to packaging format 3.0 670742
apr-util: Provided patch to help to migrate to packaging format 3.0 664307
firestarter: Provided patch to help to migrate to packaging format 3.0 664357
mopac7: Provided patch to help to migrate to packaging format 3.0 664304
bandwidthd: Provided patch to help to migrate to packaging format 3.0 664414
gperiodic: Provided patch to help to migrate to packaging format 3.0 664316
mimefilter: Provided patch to fix depends 665049
lintian: Provided patch to improve documentation of warning text 663038
libnss-mysql-bg: Provided patch to fix depends 664438
git-buildpackage: Provided patch to write manual page for the program configuration file 661748
dns-flood-detector: Provided patch to help to migrate to packaging format 3.0 664409
sl: Provided patch to help to migrate to packaging format 3.0 664331
subtitleeditor: Provided patch to help to migrate to packaging format 3.0 664344
file-kanji: Provided patch to help to migrate to packaging format 3.0 664330
kodos: Provided patch to help to migrate to packaging format 3.0 670086
sl: Provided patch to help to migrate to packaging format 3.0 664331
inadyn: Provided patch to help to migrate to packaging format 3.0 664352
gpivtools: Provided patch to help to migrate to packaging format 3.0. See 0.6.0-2.
sniffit: Provided patch to help to migrate to packaging format 3.0 664401
popfile: Provided patch to help to migrate to packaging format 3.0 664324
mp3check: Provided patch to help to migrate to packaging format 3.0 669612:
tacacs+: Provided patch to help to migrate to packaging format 3.0 664395
aqualung: Provided patch to help to migrate to packaging format 3.0 664221
anubis: Provided patch to help to migrate to packaging format 3.0 661030
cfi: Provided patch to help to migrate to packaging format 3.0 661031
fileschanged: Provided patch to help to migrate to packaging format 3.0 661049
tiemu: Provided patch to help to migrate to packaging format 3.0 661033
wbar: Provided patch to help to migrate to packaging format 3.0 661034
tclodbc: Provided patch to help to migrate to packaging format 3.0 661042
apbs: Provided patch to help to migrate to packaging format 3.0 661045
musescore: Helped to migrate to packaging format 3.0. See debian/changelog.
lxmusic: Helped to migrate to packaging format 3.0. See 0.4.4+git20100802-3.
pfb2t1c2pfb: Helped to migrate to packaging format 3.0, See 0.3-8.
net-dns-fingerprint: Helped to migrate to packaging format 3.0. See 0.9.3-4.
purifyeps: Helped to migrate to packaging format 3.0. See 1.1-2.
patcher: Helped to migrate to packaging format 3.0. See 0.0.20040521-6.
album: Provided patch to migrate to packaging format 3.0. 661023
tclodbc: Provided patch to migrate to packaging format 3.0. 661042
wbar: Provided patch to help to migrate to packaging format 3.0 661034
cfi: Provided patch to help to migrate to packaging format 3.0 661031
bittwist: Provided patch to help to migrate to packaging format 3.0 661024
poco: Provided patch to help to migrate to packaging format 3.0 664406
dotlrn: Provided patch to help to migrate to packaging format 3.0 661038
easychem: Provided patch to help to migrate to packaging format 3.0 661046
hostname: Provided patches to improve improve documentation 660106
devscripts: Provided patch for debsign to improve POSIXeness 659084
devscripts: Provided patch for checkbashisms to improve options 659086
devscripts: Provided patch for licensecheck to improve options 659088
gitolite: Provided patch for gl-setup to improve Emacs integration 653968
apt-file: Provided patches to improve program help and manual page 651684 651695
devscripts: Provided patches to improve ignore regexps.
spamassassin: Provided patches to improve manual page. 620762
debhelper: Provided patches to add new feature to dh_installman: support installing manual pages in *.pod format. 562030
conkeror: Provided patches to improve manual pages. 606878 606880
byzanz: Provided patches to improve manual pages. 606733 606734
pngnq: Provided patches to improve program call syntax. 602590
pngquant: Provided patches to improve program call syntax. 602585
ocrad: Provided patches to improve program help, manual page and texinfo. 602495
lsb-base: Provided multiple patches to improve init-functions library for POSIX compliance and maintainability. 602035 602037 602038 602039 602042 602044 602048
initscripts: Provided patch to improve init.d program. 602021
alsa-utils: Provided patch to improve init.d program. 602020
abiword: Helped to put together new abiword that fixed many crashes for the release team (squeeze). 577871
ember, teamspeak-server: Arranged sponsoring of two packages for Etienne Millon <etienne.millon(at)gmail.com> to fix grave security bugs CVE-2010-3355 598288 and CVE-2010-3383 598305
vstream-client: Sent nmudiff to BTS to offer NMU upload. 535423
lintian: Provided patch to improve --help of lintian program. 600905
dossizola: Sent nmudiff to BTS to offer NMU upload to fix all bugs. 549545
dict-xdict: Sent nmudiff to BTS to offer NMU upload for serious bug. 574219
flumotion: Sent nmudiff to BTS to offer NMU upload for important security bug CVE-2010-3386. 573691
phppgadmin: Sent nmudiff to BTS to offer NMU upload for important security bug CVE-2010-3386. 571220
libportaudio2: Sent nmudiff to BTS to offer NMU upload for important security bug CVE-2010-3386. 563192
ust-bin: Sent nmudiff to BTS to offer NMU upload for important security bug CVE-2010-3386. 598309
cowbell: Sent nmudiff to BTS to offer NMU upload for important security bug CVE-2010-3353. 598286
debianutils: Provided patch to improve manual page and --help of tempfile(1). 600542
vdr-dbg: Sent nmudiff to BTS to offer NMU upload for normal security bug CVE-2010-3387. 598308
cluster-agents: Sent nmudiff to BTS to offer NMU upload for important security bug CVE-2010-3389. 598549
libmagics++-dev: Sent nmudiff to BTS to offer NMU upload for important security bug CVE-2010-3393. 598418
mono-debugger: Sent nmudiff to BTS to offer NMU upload for grave security bug CVE-2010-3369. 598299
mailman: Sent nmudiff to BTS to offer NMU upload for grave security bug CVE-2010-3089. 599833
libportaudio2: Sent nmudiff to BTS to offer NMU upload for grave bug. 563192
genisoimage: Sent nmudiff to BTS to offer NMU upload for serious bug. 596681
lintian: Improve lintian-into(1) for python-script-but-no-python-dep. 582763
dwm-tools: Provided patch to improve Debian package description. 582727
xserver-xephyr: Provided patch to improve documentation. 582650
lintian: Provided patch to improve description of ancient-libtool. 580789
lintian: Provided patch to improve description of copyright-without-copyright-notice. 580767
xpilot-ng: Provided NMU diff to help packaging format "3.0 (quilt)" transition. 580648
nss-updatedb: Provided NMU diff to help packaging format "3.0 (quilt)" transition. 482729
http://packages.debian.org/flexml: Provided patch to fix Lintian errors. 572966
tclthread: Provided NMU diff to help packaging format "3.0 (quilt)" transition. 482711
tcludp: Provided NMU diff to help packaging format "3.0 (quilt)" transition. 484922
harden-doc: Provided patch to improve build process. 579902
devscripts: Provided patch to debsign(1) to add support for gpg-agent. 579784
pbuilder: Provided patch to improve pbuilderrc(5) manual page. 579705
devscripts: Provided patch to suggest improvements to bts.el. 578999
devscripts: Provided patch to adjust bts(1) manual page. 578997
grub: Provided patch to adjust /etc configuration file. 578734
apt: Provided patch to adjust Debian package build process. 5577804
apt: Provided patch to improve install script (POSIX syntax). 577116
apt: Provided patch to improve install script (shell syntax). 577117
html2text: Provided patch to improve debian/copyright. 576033
dpkg-dev: Provided patch to display more information if DH_VERBOSE is on. 575304
lintian: Provided patch to improve manpage-has-bad-whatis-entry. 573837
lintian: Provided patch to improve native-package-with-dash-version. 573839
openswan: Provided 100's of changes in form of patches to fix Debian packaging. See OpenSwan changelog.
lintian: Provided patch to improve warning:native-package-with-dash-version.
doc-debian: Provided patch to fix FTBFS. 562306
chise-base: Provided patch to fix FTBFS. 552853
frackzip: Provided patch to add C-code function to deal with special file names. 430387
leafpad: Provided patch to update old FSF addresses in several code files 563813
devscripts: Provided patch to improve debdiff manual page 562725
svn-buildpackage: Provided patch to improve manual page 351355
vnstat: Provided patches to improve all 4 manual pages 561304
debhelper: Provided patch to improve debhelper documentation 560600
dh-make: Provided patches to improve license template files 560593
devscripts: Provided patch to improve checkbashism program 556113
mon: Provided multiple patches to improve manual page 551731
pod2pdf: Provided patch to make --timestamp use ISO 8601 550265
pod2pdf: Provided patch to improve pod2pdf manual page 550248
bash-completion: Provided 360 patches to correct problems in package's use of name space in user environment 549550
fslint: Provided patch to improve command line handling 548699
munin-mode: Provided patch to improve /etc configuration file content 546149
devscripts: Provided patch to improve output dch manual page 544333
devscripts: Provided patch to improve output debchange --help 544333
devscripts: Provided patch to improve output formatting 542703
emacs23-el: Provided patch to fix info.el. An example of use of complex BTS control message used to manipulate the bug: reassign, found, tags etc. 531094
install-info: Provided patch to improve update-info-dir command and its manual page 541468
dropbear: Provided patch to improve /etc/init.d/dropbear control script 541432
mail-notification: Provided patch to improve manual page 540892
cups-bsd: Provided patch to improve many manual pages 525968
apache2: Provided patch to improve /etc/init.d/apache 523398
openssh-server: Provided patch to improve security in default setup 522745
procps: Provided patch to adjust ps(1) manual page's options in alphabetical order. 518620
munin: Provided patch to convert /etc/init.d script from bash to /bin/sh. Added /etc/default/munin-node and option ENABLED. 518389
wcd: provided patch to reformat and improve manual pages 517334
pbzip2: provided patches to improve program's help texts and manual pages 517259, 517268
dpkg-dev-el: Provided patch to mark debian/changelog etc. files in UTC ISO 8601 format 503700
joe: helped to work out bugs 163628, 204449, 386883, 430565, 443181, 459687, 258435, 343284, 343462, 368530, 440158, 42631, 283953, 392749, 356267, 389410, 414245, 504122, 504439, 402565, 453310
2007-09 dpkg-dev: provided patch to implement default value for -I option in dpk-source command; 440972
devscripts: provided patch to add more VCS files; 414794
2006-11 dh-make: Provided new GPL debian/copyright template and other improvements 310110, 360640, 399820
2005-12 rootkit: provided patch to improve output formatting 343284
2005-08 logcheck: provided patch to add GNU --long option support 322054
Other patches (just examples; see full listing at archived bugs): 294073, 298789, 309893, 326874, 354972, 361200, 373929, 399673, 409132, 436429, 465985, 470446, 472197, 479877, 479956, 479958, 482563, 500913, 501893, 502512, 502522, 502524, 502698, 502933, 503896, 518579, 518581
Debian project
2016 Discussed status of ISC license in Debian legal mailing list and recorded resolution to https://wiki.debian.org/DFSGLicenses
2013 Debian BTS: Suggestion for new license tag 709208
2012 Helped maintainers to move to packaging format 3.0 due to long deprecated dpatch. Sent several hundred patches to all package maintainers.
2012 Suggested to extend debhelper to support JAR manifest files 669236.
2012 Suggested improvements to DEP5 (debian/copyright)
2010 Helped Debian Release team to get new Abiword in the Debian release 577733.
2010 Suggested patch to improve DEP5 (debian/copyright)
2010 Suggested to extend debhelper to support included manual pages in Perl POD format. The POD format is more redable and require no external tools compared to existing nroff and docbook formats. Provided patch to debhelper to implement this feature. 562030.
2009 Debian BTS: suggestion to implement debhelper control file debian/dh_norun 560423
2008 Wiki: CopyrightFormat. Contributed to new debian/copyright format: EBNF, licensing tables, license clarifications (OpenSSL, Font etc.), Examined and added numerous links to mailing lists regarding the version numbering and use of licenses. See revision log for complete list of changes. See also previous format 360640
2008 Wiki: DebianIRCChannelGuidelines (former ?PoundDebianGuidelines). Added headings and related subjects. Changed the tone of the page page into more user friendly direction. See revision log for list of changes.
2006 Proposed to add License Meta Information. Add a new field to the control file that contains the abbreviation of the used license. Idea proposed too early in time as this feature was only officially introduced in 2012 with the appearance of Copyright Format 1.0 (former DEP5).
2006 Policy improvement: "Proposed new POSIX sh policy" and proposal to change /bin/sh -> /bin/dash at Debian Devel
2006 Debian BTS: Suggestion for new notbug tag 376594
2006 Proposal to add Licence field to debian/control file.
2006 update-alternatives proposal to add new categories for WORD, EXCEL, MEDIA-PLAYER etc. 363486
External Projects
IRC/Bug reporter nick: jaalto
Contributed patches and fixes to numerous Open Source projects during past years, those of Emacs, XEmacs, Perl Language itself, Git, Bzr, Quilt, Parted, Splint, GNU gdb, GNU binutils, GNU findutils, GNU groff, GNU Bash, OpenSwan etc. Check Google and Gmane lists for "Jari Aalto".
Personal
Open Source Author, Developer, Package porter/maintainer, Project Manager since 1994 at Sourceforge, Savannah, Ubuntu Launchpad, Cygwin. Old homepage at Bazaar project. Canonical closed bazaar project in 2023.
Maintained Debian packages (77 to 100 items) during 2006-2018
List of packages (PDF) https://drive.google.com/open?id=1w0zVGfOU4bcKufb5FiIZmp5S-GtfGfCg
List of packages: pictures in PNG-format (1) https://drive.google.com/open?id=11yB0nJ6J4ba3qlRsyiQuX0RHDWd72PvP (2) https://drive.google.com/open?id=1wARHo-NpnSDt6m0QDL7A8pwet9VDLVaF