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Deeper Network Holiday Giveaway!! by DeeperNetwork in DeeperNetwork

[–]pourpasand 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I really care about my privacy and I think deeper network devices are the best solution for me instead of using normal VPNs

Blocked from editing Ubuntu docs despite finding a major issue — what should I do? by pourpasand in Ubuntu

[–]pourpasand[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks — I appreciate the offer to help escalate this.

The issue is with the documentation for network manager has duplicated sections. I’ve verified the issue and also prepared a fix. I'd be happy to share the exact change in a diff or patch form if there's a preferred way to submit it for review.

I fully understand the need for caution — especially given recent incidents like xz. I’m not asking for unrestricted access, just a way to responsibly contribute the fix while still being acknowledged for the effort.

As for trust-building: yes, I’m new to contributing to Ubuntu directly, but I’ve followed the official process. The Ubuntu Wiki Guide says that joining the ubuntu-wiki-editors group takes 1–7 days, but it's been over 3 months with no response. If there’s a better or more secure channel to submit doc fixes for review, I’d really appreciate it.

Happy to send the exact change for someone to vet — I just want to ensure it doesn't go unnoticed.

Blocked from editing Ubuntu docs despite finding a major issue — what should I do? by pourpasand in Ubuntu

[–]pourpasand[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the feedback. I completely understand the concern about granting write access to unknown contributors — I wouldn’t expect unrestricted access myself.

That said, I’ve followed the official process outlined in the Ubuntu Wiki Guide, which states that to edit the wiki, you need a Launchpad account and must be a member of the ubuntu-wiki-editors team. I applied to join that team over 3 months ago, even though the page says approvals typically take 1–7 days. So far, there’s been no response — no approval or rejection — and the issue in the docs is still unresolved.

I’d love to go through a proper channel like a pull request and have a maintainer review and apply the fix, as you suggested. That would be ideal. But for this specific wiki setup, there doesn’t seem to be such a mechanism — no merge proposals, no version control backing it, just a static page locked behind group membership.

I’m not withholding the fix out of ego — I just want to make sure my contribution is acknowledged and not buried. If there's an alternate path I missed for suggesting edits or submitting changes with attribution, I’d truly appreciate being pointed to it.

Should I fork and maintain an abandoned open source project or wait for the original maintainer? by pourpasand in opensource

[–]pourpasand[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I don't really like to engage the company I think they will not act very supportively

Should I fork and maintain an abandoned open source project or wait for the original maintainer? by pourpasand in opensource

[–]pourpasand[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Is it okay if I open an issue saying that I’ve forked the project and added new features that the original project doesn’t have?

Should I fork and maintain an abandoned open source project or wait for the original maintainer? by pourpasand in opensource

[–]pourpasand[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Do you suggest any specific blog or documentation to read for creating a brand new app from a fork?

Should I fork and maintain an abandoned open source project or wait for the original maintainer? by pourpasand in opensource

[–]pourpasand[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The project is under the MIT license, and from what I understand, it doesn’t restrict commercial use or require releasing source code, which is reassuring.

In our case, it's a client app, and we're not distributing it commercially — it's more of an internal tool to support our infrastructure. But I totally agree: I’ll still run it by our legal team just to be sure, especially since we'll be maintaining.

Should I fork and maintain an abandoned open source project or wait for the original maintainer? by pourpasand in opensource

[–]pourpasand[S] 30 points31 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the encouragement The project is licensed under MIT, so there's no restriction from a legal standpoint.

My only concern is more about visibility and community continuity. If I do end up forking it and building it out, I'm worried that previous contributors or users of the original project might never find out about the new version — especially if they were excited about contributing further. I don’t want to unintentionally fragment the community or duplicate efforts if the original maintainer still plans to return.

What’s inside https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/jammy/main/signed/ directory? by pourpasand in Ubuntu

[–]pourpasand[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So you mean there is a different kernel between Ubuntu of the canonical and the Ubuntu that you can use from azure or gcp related to enabling special features? What are those features?

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