#121 New 'packager sponsor' request: crobinso
Closed: Fixed Opened by crobinso.

Hi, I'm crobinso (Cole Robinson), and I'd like to be added as a package sponsor.

I've been doing virt related packaging in Fedora for 5 years, mostly as primary virt-manager/virtinst maintainer and libvirt co-maintainer. For the past 2 years I've been primary maintainer of libvirt and qemu, and related *bios packages. I'm pretty active in this space, trying to keep the bug count low, frequent bug fix updates. libvirt and qemu are both quite non-trivial packages as well (though in fairness architecting the spec has been a large group effort).

Peripheral stuff: I'm primary upstream for virt-manager, major libvirt contributor, python-bugzilla upstream + package owner which is critpath, lots of RHEL packaging, handled many CVEs in Fedora, co-owned at least 15 features over 4 years, run/co-run at least 5 test days. I generate the Fedora virtio-win drivers, maintain the virt-preview repo.

I've read:
* https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/How_to_sponsor_a_new_contributor
* https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Packager_sponsor_responsibilities
* https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/How_to_get_sponsored_into_the_packager_group

Credentials:
* package submissions (3): ​https://bugzilla.redhat.com/buglist.cgi?emailreporter2=1&emailtype2=substring&classification=Fedora&query_format=advanced&bug_status=CLOSED&email2=crobinso&component=Package%20Review&product=Fedora&list_id=1062707
* package reviews (11): https://bugzilla.redhat.com/buglist.cgi?classification=Fedora&component=Package%20Review&email2=crobinso&emailassigned_to2=1&emailtype2=substring&list_id=2273093&product=Fedora&query_format=advanced
* (package review caveat: at least half might count as 'trivial'. half are also quite recent: I was planning on applying for sponsorship so went out to get some more reviews under my belt, hopefully that's not a problem :) )
* my packages: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/pkgdb/users/packages/crobinso
* virtmaint alias packages, I watch activity here and jump in often: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/pkgdb/users/packages/virtmaint
* builds: ​http://koji.fedoraproject.org/koji/userinfo?userID=634
* updates: ​https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/user/crobinso
* I'm a proven packager: https://fedorahosted.org/fesco/ticket/1026


Although I failed to spot any non-trivial reviews (at all) and you currently have currently 6 closed reviews in total, I don't think you'd be a bad sponsor.

Seems you were quite lucky in picking reviews, were no bundled libs issues occurred or upstream tried to install at scary places.

A weak +1 from me.

+1

Worked closely with Cole for years, plus he's been primarily responsible for Very Important Packages such as qemu and virt-install/manager for a long time.

So this has lingered for a while... have I not hit the required +1 threshold or has this been forgotten? (ticket 125 is similarly stalled)

+1 from me, sorry I missed this.

PS don't you only need a positive differential of +3?
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/How_to_sponsor_a_new_contributor#Becoming_a_Fedora_Package_Collection_Sponsor

Yes, it was just not gotten to yet. ;)

Sorry for the delay...

You are now a sponsor. Use your powers for good!

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