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This page collects statements of advocacy for Han Gao <rabenda.cn@gmail.com> to become a Debian Developer, uploading.

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Warning:" upload rights have been requested, and Han Gao does not seem to be a DM. The general rule is that before applying as DD, you should have been a DM for about six months. You can still advocate Han Gao, just please take a moment to elaborate on this.

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This requirement has been approved by Housekeeping Robot <nm@debian.org> 4 days, 8 hours ago.

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I support Han Gao <rabenda.cn@gmail.com>'s request to become a Debian Developer, uploading.
I have worked with Han Gao since 2022, mainly focus on Debian and porting work related to
RISC-V. During these years, I have had many opportunities to view his technical work and
collaborate with him on packaging, porting, and system integration based on Debian.

Recently I have sponsored to upload the pakcages including xfel and ruyi which was prepared by
Han Gao. These packages were well prepared, required no significant packaging fixes during
sponsorship and passed the FTP NEW review process smoothly. So I am confident in his packaging
skills and understanding of Debian policy and processes.

Beyond packaging work, Han Gao has made various contributions to the RISC-V ecosystem including
Debian RISC-V porting efforts, package fixes, system integration, kernel related work and loong64
bootstarp support. From these efforts, he has demonstrated both strong technical competence and
the ability to work effectively across different parts of a distribution.

I have found Han Gao to be responsive, cooperative and the ability of working independently.
Based on my experience working with him over the past several years, I believe he has the technical
ability and judgement required of a Debian Developer and can be trusted with unrestricted upload
rights.

I have personally worked with Han Gao <rabenda.cn@gmail.com>
(key D70602CDA3CAF89172E0EBE0F617E8890798763D) since 2022, and I know Han Gao
can be trusted to be a full member of Debian, and have unsupervised, unrestricted upload rights, right now.

Signed with key E252 1CB8 1757 36A9 7052 B2F8 954E 6A70 1005 98A2

vimer

2026-06-23

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For nm.debian.org, at 2026-06-24:
I support Han Gao <rabenda.cn@gmail.com>'s request to become a Debian Developer, uploading.
I have worked with Han Gao on RISC-V and Kernel
for about 2 years and I consider them as having sufficient technical competence.

Han Gao also has good skills on Linux Kernel, CPU Instruction Set etc.

I have personally worked with Han Gao <rabenda.cn@gmail.com>
(key D70602CDA3CAF89172E0EBE0F617E8890798763D) for 2 years, and I know Han Gao
can be trusted to be a full member of Debian, and have unsupervised, unrestricted upload rights, right now.

Signed with key 8167 90FE 0A75 677E 2A6C 22C8 1413 5D27 7B88 D7E5

syq

2026-06-24

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For nm.debian.org, at 2026-06-22:
I support Han Gao <rabenda.cn@gmail.com>'s request to become a Debian Developer, uploading.
I have worked with Han Gao on Debian packages of multiple areas,
including Deepin-related packages and wayvnc-related software, since 2024.
I consider them as having sufficient technical competence from their communication,
work outcome and technical backgrounds.

I have personally worked with Han Gao <rabenda.cn@gmail.com>
(key D70602CDA3CAF89172E0EBE0F617E8890798763D) since 2024, and I know Han Gao
can be trusted to be a full member of Debian, and have unsupervised, unrestricted upload rights, right now.

Signed with key 7E77 2947 6D87 D6F1 1D91 ACCB C293 E7B4 6182 5ACE

byang

2026-06-22

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Log

Date	Author	Action	Content	Public
2026-06-24 14:45	syq	add_statement	Added a new statement	yes
2026-06-24 14:45	nm@debian.org	req_approve	New statement received, the requirement seems satisfied	yes
2026-06-23 04:02	vimer	add_statement	Added a new statement	yes
2026-06-23 04:02	nm@debian.org	req_approve	New statement received, the requirement seems satisfied	yes
2026-06-22 23:13	byang	add_statement	Added a new statement	yes
2026-06-22 23:13	nm@debian.org	req_approve	New statement received, the requirement seems satisfied	yes