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Re: Membership application for linux-distros - VMware
From: "Srivatsa S. Bhat" <srivatsa () csail mit edu>
Date: Mon, 4 Nov 2019 15:03:42 -0800
Hi Alexander, On 10/30/19 9:24 AM, Solar Designer wrote:
Hello Srivatsa, I've reviewed your request and the external resources you referenced, and more, and I find the request very reasonable and satisfying our stated requirements. I also gave others on oss-security time to comment if they wanted to, and we've only seen comments in favor. Please send me your PGP key off-list and I'll add you to linux-distros.
Thank you very much for adding VMware Photon OS to linux-distros!
Please see below on contributing back: On Wed, Oct 23, 2019 at 12:08:48PM -0700, Srivatsa S. Bhat wrote:We would like to volunteer for the following tasks (but we would love your suggestions on taking up other tasks instead, depending on the current needs of the list). Technical: 4. Check if related issues exist in the same piece of software (e.g., same bug class common across the software, or other kinds of bugs exist in its problematic component), and inform the list either way - primary: Ubuntu, backup: vacant Administrative: 5. Determine if the reported issues are Linux-specific, and if so help ensure that (further) private discussion goes on the linux-distros sub-list only (thus, not spamming and unnecessarily disclosing to the non-Linux distros) - primary: SUSE, backup: vacantThis is a good choice, thanks! I'd like you to pick a primary role for some task. As an option, we can make you primary for "5. Determine if the reported issues are Linux-specific ...", moving SUSE to backup.
That sounds good to me!
Please let me know of your final choice, as well as where you'd like to be primary and where to join as a backup.
I'd like to sign up as primary for Administrative 5: "Determine if the reported issues are Linux-specific... ", and as backup for Technical 4. "Check if related issues exist in the same piece of software...". (I did consider the other task that you brought up, namely Technical 6, but I think we'd need more experience on the list before we can sign up for that task). Also, is there a write-up somewhere that defines exactly what primary and backup means in this context? At the moment, I'm assuming that, for a given task, the primary distro will take up that task for every issue that gets posted onto linux-distros; and in case the primary is unavailable (due to vacation/travel etc), then the backup will step up for that task until the primary gets back. Is that how it works? If so, will we get to know the contact details of other distros so that we can coordinate our schedules? On a related note, would it be okay for me to request another member of the Photon OS team (whom I can vouch for), to be added to the linux-distros list, so that we can have at least one person from our team always available to take action for our distro, in response to the issues disclosed on the list? Thank you very much! Regards, Srivatsa VMware Photon OS
Current thread:
- Re: Membership application for linux-distros - VMware Srivatsa S. Bhat (Nov 04)
- Re: Membership application for linux-distros - VMware Solar Designer (Nov 05)
- Re: Membership application for linux-distros - VMware Srivatsa S. Bhat (Nov 06)
- Re: Membership application for linux-distros - VMware Solar Designer (Nov 06)
- Re: Membership application for linux-distros - VMware Srivatsa S. Bhat (Nov 06)
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- Re: Membership application for linux-distros - VMware Srivatsa S. Bhat (Nov 04)
- Re: Membership application for linux-distros - VMware Solar Designer (Nov 05)