Developer Application Template

Intro

This is meant as a, hopefully helpful, template you can align to when creating your application.
Do not edit this page itself, unless you really want to improve the template.

Please also read:

Title

Please use this title structure: Application - $Target - $YourName

  • Application - is just a fix word to allow us to sort and filter entries if we ever have other posts in this sub-category
  • $Target - is the set of permissions you apply to, examples
    • Contributing Developer
    • PPU curl
    • PPU curl and vim
    • Server package set
    • MOTU
    • Core-Developer
  • $YourName - well, the way you identify yourself

Document body

I, <YOUR NAME>, apply for <PPU|MOTU|core-dev|upload rights for package-set/package(s) <X>>.

Contact Information:

  • Name: <YOUR NAME>
  • Launchpad Page: <link to your launchpad page>
  • Matrix username: @todo-username:todo-someserver.tld

I am applying because:

Remove any reasons that don’t apply, add any extra reasons and edit as needed. These examples are the common cases, but are not a hard requirement for applications. Other reasons are fine too.

  • I’d like to eliminate delays in getting my work sponsored.
  • I’d like to reduce the burden on my sponsors.
  • I’d like to be able to sponsor work of others

Who I am

Tell us a bit about yourself.

My Ubuntu story

Tell us how and when you got involved, what you liked working on and what you could probably do better.

Examples of my work / Things I’m proud of

  • Refer to your existing sponsored uploads
    • You can link directly to an upload by following this pattern.
    • For depth you can refer to uploads to show common sponsors and the scale of your work via the Sponsorship Miner.
    • For width you can refer to a de-duplicated list of packages you touched so far via a launchpad view
    • If there are other strong examples they can help add them too, but please ensure to at least cover the packages/set for which you are seeking upload rights.
  • There is more than only package uploads, if you have had other project contributions that you are proud of, especially if they matter in the context that you apply to list them here

Areas of work

Let us know what you worked on, with which development teams / developers you cooperated and how it worked out.

Things I could do better

Honest self reflection never is bad

Plans for the future

General

It is helpful to understand well what you’ll likely do with your new permissions

What I like least in Ubuntu

Please describe what you like least in Ubuntu and what thoughts you have about fixing it.


Endorsements and Comments

Ask your sponsors and people that closely worked with you to use the template below, and reply to your application with their packaging endorsement (sponsors) or comments (anyone including sponsors).

## Sponsoring feedback

* Please fill us in on your shared experience.
  * How many packages did you sponsor? A list of sponsored packages can generated [via UDD here](https://udd.debian.org/cgi-bin/ubuntu-sponsorships.cgi)
  * How would you judge the quality?
  * How would you describe the improvements?
  * Do you trust the applicant?

## Specific experiences of working together

*Please add good examples of your work together, but also cases that could have handled better.*

## Areas of improvement and next steps

What is the journey you see ahead of the applicant, the next steps they should take, the next things they likely have to learn and the next mountains to climb?

Finally - Application Announcement

Once ready:

  • Check the agenda
  • Select a meeting date and add your name, what you apply for and a link to the page you created from this template
  • Announce your application and selected meeting date by writing an email to the devel-permissions@ list.
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