Focus

This month I didn't have any particular focus. I just worked on issues in my info bubble.

Changes

• samba: copy heimdal patch
• nsnstrace: doc fixes (1 2)
• devscripts: fix debbisect scripts path
• apt-listchanges: add bug script to report config
• Debian BTS usertags: fixes for ocaml, release, per-arch users
• Debian QA services: add CC option to usertags fixes, autofix ocaml usertags
• Debian welcome mail: clarify debian-private, fix URL, mention goodies
• Debian screenshots: deleted packeth (macOS), pamtester (manual page)
• Debian package uploads: pytest-rerunfailures, apt-listchanges, python-scrapy (and deps), foxtrotgps
• Debian wiki pages: AndroidTools, Brave, BSP, DebianDay (2021), DebianDeveloper, DebianEdu/Documentation/ITIL/AllInOne, DebianHistory, DebianHosting, DebianIndia, DebianKernel/UserspaceTools, DebianRepository/Setup, DebianWannaBuildInfrastructure, DebianWannaBuildInfrastructureOnOneServer, Derivatives/Census (Derivatives/CensusTemplate, BunsenLabs, Devuan, SerbianLinux, Ubuntu, Wazo), Firmware (1 2 3) (List, Open), FreedomBox/Features, Hardware/Database, InstallingDebianOn (LG/X130, Turris/Omnia), JetBrains (1 2), Keysigning/Need, LDAP/MigrationTools, LocalGroups/MeetingMinutes, LTS (Contact, Development), Mobile (1 2), NewInBullseye, PDF, Ports/ia64, PortTemplate, PressCoverage (2021), qa.debian.org/HowToHelpWithFixingWatchFiles, ReleaseParty (Bullseye), Samba (DcWithLdapBackend, ServerSimple (1 2)), SecureBoot, Sprints, Teams (Publicity/otherSN, ReleaseTeam/ReleaseCheckList (BullseyeCheckList (1 2 3))), UsrMerge, VMware (1 2), Year
• FOSSjobs wiki pages: Resources
• Wikipedia: Message-ID

Issues

• Missing dependencies in loggedfs, libvirt
• Porting needed in loggedfs
• Build failures in ddccontrol (1 2), python-scrapy
• Conffile removal needed in artikulate, thinkfan
• Features in gallery-dl, smartmontools (1, 2), how-can-i-help, lintian (1 2), samba, debiman
• New upstream location for p910nd
• New upstream release for asciidoc
• Memory leak in nsntrace
• Homepage update for smartmontools
• Apparmor denials in apparmor, torbrowser-launcher
• https needed in kiwix
• Warnings in seahorse, iamerican, ibritish, umtp-responder, memlockd
• Wayland issues in nethack-qt
• Unnecessary deps in python-testfixtures
• Missing patch in dnssec-trigger
• Off-putting description in python3-pylev
• Regression in evolution
• Removal needed for ddccontrol on ARM
• Verbosity in Debian testing migration
• Moving info needed for a Debian derivatives guidelines translation

Review

• Spam: reported 1 Debian bug reports and 151 Debian mailing list posts
• Patches: nsntrace, foxtrotgps
• Debian packages: sponsored debdelta NMU, gtranscribe/iotop-c new releases
• Debian wiki: RecentChanges for the month
• Debian screenshots:
  • approved ack acm advancecomp alien-arena auto-multiple-choice bspwm darkradiant derivations fonts-radisnoir free42-nologo galois glogg gsequencer hamster-time-tracker ksystemlog mkvtoolnix ninka os-prober packeth pamtester pcmanfm qdacco refind rofi solaar ssh-audit tint2 tuptime xfce4 xfce4-taskmanager
  • rejected budgie-core (logo), checkinstall (screenshots code bug), angband (random Android app), python (duplicate), php-curl (random web page), command-not-found (not a bug reporting site)
  • approved deletion of thinkfan (daemon without a UI)
  • rejected deletion of knavalbattle (non-English screenshots are kept unless there is a replacement), vrms (nonsensical), apache2 (not a bug reporting site), acm/pev/auto-multiple-choice (screenshots are versioned, old ones are retained), konsole (screenshots serves Ubuntu users too, screenshots are versioned), hashcat/onboard/jack-keyboard/budgie-keyboard-autoswitch-applet/pcmanx-gtk2/akregator (spam)
• FOSSjobs: reviewed posts

Administration

• Debian ports: fix header on incoming.ports.d.o/buildd
• Debian wiki: unblock IP addresses, approve accounts

Communication

• Initiate discussions about aptly, Linux USB gadgets maintenance
• Respond to queries from Debian users and contributors on the mailing lists and IRC
• Invite organisations to post on FOSSjobs

Sponsors

The samba work, apt-listchanges work, pytest-rerunfailures upload, python-testfixtures/python-scrapy bugs and python-scrapy related backports were sponsored by my employer. All other work was done on a volunteer basis.