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You a re a developer Debian, or otherwise and deal with bug reports, you may find Colin Watson's blog If you are a developer Debian, or otherwise and deal with bug reports, you may find Colin Watson's blog
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== Helping packages == == Helping Debian packages ==
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 * 2010-01 [[http://packages.debian.org/fcrackzip|frackzip]]: Provided patch to add C-code function to deal with special file names. [[DebianBug:430387|430387]]
 * 2010-01 [[http://packages.debian.org/leafpad|leafpad]]: Provided patch to update old FSF addresses in several code files [[DebianBug:563813|563813]]
 * 2009-12 [[http://packages.debian.org/xtail|xtail]]: Provided patch to improve program [[DebianBug:562903|562903]]
 * 2009-12 [[http://packages.debian.org/devscripts|devscripts]]: Provided patch to improve debdiff manual page [[DebianBug:562725|562725]]
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 * 2009-12 [[http://packages.debian.org/desproxy|desproxy]]: Provided patch to fix copmpiling problems [[DebianBug:561389|561389]]  * 2009-12 [[http://packages.debian.org/desproxy|desproxy]]: Provided patch to fix compiling problems [[DebianBug:561389|561389]]
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NMUs

 * 2010-01 [[http://packages.debian.org/mini-httpd|mini-httpd]]: Fixed RC bug [[DebianBug:552844|552844]]
 * 2010-01 [[http://packages.debian.org/cvsnt|cvsnt]]: Fixed RC bug [[DebianBug:546357|546357]]
 * 2010-01 [[http://packages.debian.org/geresh|geresh]]: Fixed RC bug [[DebianBug:504865|504865]]

Debian related information

Debian QA work

See portofolio and BTS. About 1300 items reported to BTS by 2009-12.

Debian package maintenance

See Developer information. I have LowThresholdNmu and participate in collab-maint, so use Debian git repository for submitting patches to packages: 

    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.org

If you are a developer Debian, or otherwise and 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.

NMUs

Debian project

  • 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). Contributed by editing the page rearrange page to use headings and related subjects. Edited whole page to use more user friendly tone. See revision log for complete changes.

  • 2006-11-05 Policy improvement: "Proposed new POSIX sh policy" and proposal to change /bin/sh -> /bin/dash at Debian Devel

  • 2006-12-04 Debian BTS: Suggestion for new notbug tag Bug#376594

  • 2006-04-19 update-alternatives proposal to add new categories for WORD, EXCEL, MEDIA-PLAYER etc. Bug#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 groff, GNU Bash 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. See http://bazaar-vcs.org/JariAalto for more information.

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