identity.kde.org now active for ssh-keys
Another update about identity.kde.org. We have fixed some annoying bugs, like not being able to change your picture and ssh-keys. We still have a problem with changing your name, so we made that read-only for now. It requires a fix upstream.
We have also enabled the address book. Now you can see all your fellow developers. If they have set data like jabber id or their homepage for example, that’s visible too.
Of course that leads to the question of privacy. For now we have choosen to settle on the table you can find on the FAQ page. Be sure you understand it before you fill in all your personal data in your profile. Anyhow, we are happy the address book is now active, as it is one of the first benefits of identity.kde.org.
Another important point is that the keys you now set in i.k.o., are now leading. That means, the keys you have set there will be the ones that will give you access to svn and to git. For now, syncing is a manual process, so consider a 24h max delay in activation of the keys, but just ping us on irc or file a sysadmin bugreport if you want it sooner.
In short: sysadmin now no longer do the key changes, you have to do them yourself on identity.kde.org.
Why shouldn’t users see the full names of developers?
Good point. I’ll discuss that.
@Johnm We agree and we’ve updated the table.
I’ve forgotten my password and try “Forgot your password” Link. Email successfuly received, but the included link doesn’t work.
Account reset request failed
Your account password cannot be reset because your identity cannot be verified.
Please ensure you opened the link correctly, and contact KDE Sysadmin for further assistance.
Can you please file a sysadmin bugreport at https://bugs.kde.org/enter_sysadmin_request.cgi and include the text of the mail you received? I’ve no simple fix and debugging this in the comments of a blog is a bit of a pain.
The things that I’ve most often wanted to know about other developers are:
- Timezone
- IRC channels frequented (Many devs hang out in #kde-devel, but certainly not all.)
- Alternative email addresses (for when the one given is failing)
Do you think it would be possible to add any (or all) of these to the profiles?
Also I wonder if it would make sense to have an in-case-of-emergency contact for those (fortunately rare) instances when a contributor just disappears. It’d be nice to be able to contact a family member or similar person, just to find out if said contributor is okay. Of course, some sort of formal process would probably be needed to determine when and by whom this info could be used.
Can you please file a sysadmin feature request? We might be interested in adding those to the system.