Ben Collins
| Account name | bencollins |
|---|---|
| OpenPGP fingerprint | 3EC9 7598 1672 961A 1139 173A 5D5A 57C7 242B 22CF 0 Endorsements |
| Status | Debian Maintainer since 2025-02-12 |
Short Biography
Ex Debian Project Leader: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Debian_project_leaders
Ubuntu Core Developer: https://launchpad.net/~ben-collins
I started using Linux 25+ years ago. For Debian, I maintained GNU Libc, OpenLDAP, dpkg, and many other packages. I also maintained the SPARC and UltraSPARC ports (GLibc, GCC, SILO, Linux Kernel), and I created the original Debian Developer Machine Access (dchroot, which became schroot over many iterations).
I worked for Canonical as the Kernel Team Lead.
Currently, I work on a lot of personal projects, including LibJWT (which I see Debian uses): https://github.com/benmcollins/libjwt14
I would like to come back into Debian, first to work as the package maintainer for LibJWT, progressing to more in-depth participation as I get back into the community.
Personal history
| Started | Last | Target | Applicant | UID | Status | AM |
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| 2025-11-11 | 2026-04-02 | DD, upl. | Ben Collins | bencollins | AM | lfaraone |
| 2024-12-22 | 2025-02-12 | DM | Ben Collins | bencollins | Closed |
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