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Posting Date & id: August 2006 UXMAIN
Location: Your home, as long as you have broadband. Some international travel will be required.
Summary: Provide the graphics infrastructure to enable the first-class desktop
user experience in Ubuntu

Key responsibilities:

  • Package new releases of the X window system as they become available, in accord with Ubuntu release schedules

  • Build a strong working relationship with the upstream X development community, increasing awareness of our needs and processes

  • Work with graphics hardware vendors to ensure that Ubuntu takes full advantage of the capabilities of their products

  • Analyze, triage and respond to bug reports regarding the X subsystem in Ubuntu, forwarding to upstream developers as appropriate

Key skills and qualities:

  • Broad knowledge of graphics hardware and related software, including drivers for our X server

  • Ability to diagnose and fix bugs in a variety of components of the Ubuntu graphics subsystem, including the X server and its drivers

  • Ability to be productive in a globally distributed team through self-discipline and self-motivation, delivering according to a schedule

  • Familiarity with open source development tools and methodology, especially those in common use for Ubuntu and Debian package maintenance

How to apply