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This page collects statements of advocacy for Yifei Zhan <yifei@zhan.science> to become a Debian Maintainer.

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This process has been approved by santiago on 2025-04-26: no further modifications are possible.

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For nm.debian.org, at 2025-04-06:
I support Yifei Zhan <yifei@zhan.science>'s request to become a Debian
Maintainer.

I have worked with Yifei Zhan on SE Linux policy development and testing,
configuration of mobile phones running Mobian and Droidian, setting up
IMA/EVM, and preparing Plasma Mobile packages for Debian.  I have worked with
him closely on FOSS projects since 2021 but have also observed him working on
other FOSS tasks for years before that.  He has consistently shown good
technical skills and an ability to work with other people on large projects.

I often ask him for advice on technical tasks such as git branches and
booting unusual platforms like Mobian on ARM devices and he is helpful in
addressing those problems.

I have personally worked with Yifei Zhan <yifei@zhan.science>
(key 9284B15F1D56DD78BC1B62B157D77C19CCFD1EF8) for 4 years, and I know Yifei
Zhan can be trusted to have upload rights for their own packages, right now.

Signed with key 9F7D 619D CC06 F57C 02AA 66C7 D141 CD30 FC4B 8F79

etbe

2025-04-06

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Date	Author	Action	Content	Public
2025-04-06 03:14	etbe	add_statement	Added a new statement	yes
2025-04-06 03:14	nm@debian.org	req_approve	New statement received, the requirement seems satisfied	yes