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Re: Request to join the Debian Python Team

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From	Arif Ali <arif.ali@canonical.com>
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Subject	Re: Request to join the Debian Python Team
Date	Tue, 18 Nov 2025 19:10:01 +0100
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Hi folks,

approx a month passes by ... (appreciate people are busy)

Would anyone be able to help, and get me invited on the Debian Python Team,
as well as look at the 2 RFS bugs for me please.

Thanks in advance
---
Arif Ali

IRC: arif-ali
Matrix: @arif-ali:ubuntu.com


On Tue, 21 Oct 2025 at 17:50, Arif Ali <arif.ali@canonical.com> wrote:

> Hi folks,
>
> I would like to be invited to join the python team.
>
> I am currently one of the upstream maintainers of sos, as well as the DM
> for sos in Debian [1] , as well as have PPU in Ubuntu. So, it would be
> awesome to have sos under the umbrella, and work on this together. (I am
> sure there are a couple of changes I will need in order to be accepted). I
> am also working with another contributor to eventually become DM for sos,
> so will need someone to sponsor his packages over time, so that he can
> become DM eventually. Which means there is an RFS [1] currently which could
> do with sponsorship. After this, I will make this repo in a state, that it
> can be imported into the DPT, so that it is consistent with the policy.
>
> I am also currently in the process of packaging avocado [3], and currently
> need someone to help/sponsor this for me. It was sponsored previously, but
> it was declined once it was in the process of the NEW queue, and since then
> have made some adjustments. So, could really glean some advice/support on
> this.
>
> Being in the debian-python team would help me to learn, and hopefully I
> can take on some other work that can help the team, with the hope to become
> DD at some point in the future.
>
> Salsa: arif-ali
> Policy: I have read the policy, and agree with this
>
> [1] https://salsa.debian.org/sosreport-team/sosreport
> [2] https://bugs.debian.org/1118289
> [3] https://bugs.debian.org/1103989
>
> ---
> Arif Ali
>
> IRC: arif-ali
> Matrix: @arif-ali:ubuntu.com
>

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