#364 New Sponsor Request: Alex Kurtakov
Closed None Opened 13 years ago by overholt.

= Full Name =

Alex Kurtakov (FAS: akurtakov) akurtakov@redhat.com

= Qualifications =

Alex Kurtakov has been packaging Java software as RPMs for years. He started out in the Mandriva community but has been heavily involved in Fedora's Java stack since late 2008. Alex packages [https://admin.fedoraproject.org/pkgdb/users/packages/akurtakov a lot of software in Fedora] and helps coordinate large efforts like major Maven and Eclipse upgrades. He is aware of the many subtle issues involved and graciously helps others with their work (ex. Mary Ellen Foster and her Soprano work and her Doxia work). Alex is also involved a number of upstream communities and always tries to make them aware of our requirements and how they could work better with their downstream consumers.

= Rationale =

There are a number of Java-related packages that are blocking on needsponsor. We desperately need to grow the number of knowledgeable Java packagers in Fedora and having more sponsors in this area will help.


I can't seem to find any package reviews done by akurtakov@redhat.com. Have all of his reviews been done under some other address? If he really has not done any package reviews, I suspect that the basis for sponsorship has been misunderstood.

Oops, I used an incorrect email address. He's akurtako@redhat.com.

He has 35 reviews completed: http://tinyurl.com/y72kozn

I'll send to the sponsors list for feedback.
This is pretty close to the meeting tomorrow, so we will discuss it at the following weeks meeting.

This request was approved at the 2010-04-27 meeting.

Congrats!

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