[21:27] <lvrp16> hi, is this an official channel or no?
[21:33] <tomreyn> both official and decent, lvrp16
[21:34] <lvrp16> decent?
[21:34] <tomreyn> well the topic says so, so it must be so
[21:34] <lvrp16> tomreyn: I'm the software lead for Libre Computer and we have two platforms with EBBR support. Is Rex Tsai in this channel?
[21:35] <tomreyn> anything starting with #ubuntu on this IRC network is an official (in the sense that it's managed by the ubuntu community) channel
[21:36] <tomreyn> lvrp16: i would not know. if you're trying to make contact to someone at canonical then you should go through their official channels.
[21:37] <lvrp16> We have pushed/sponsored various open source projects along like lima, linux-meson, u-boot meson, v4l2 and upstream support is pretty good now. Was wondering if Ubuntu has any interest in supporting EFI booting ARM boards for 20.04
[21:37] <tomreyn> that's unless they asked you to contact them on IRC and provided a nickname
[21:38] <tomreyn> lvrp16: if you have some ~ 24 hour patience then i guess there's a good chance someone with more of a clue than myself will respond - but nothing is guaranteed. i'm just an ubuntu user / volunteer.
[21:39] <lvrp16> tomreyn: ahh ok, many thanks
[21:40] <lvrp16> tomreyn: "decent" what does that mean? pardon my lack of understanding of the use of the word.
[21:41] <tomreyn> i don't understand either :) i just quoted it from the channel /topic
[21:41] <tomreyn> i assume it's some inside gag from when the channel topic was last updated, in july 2013
[21:42] <lvrp16> haha, ok
[21:45] <tomreyn> note there is also this generic contact form here for company enquiries directed to Canonical: https://ubuntu.com/contact-us/form?product=generic-contact-us
[21:57] <lvrp16> tomreyn: that goes to a dead end, tried it
[21:58] <lvrp16> we just want to figure out what else ubuntu would like us to sponsor/do for upstream :)
[21:58] <lvrp16> we have a 1GB board that will be available on Amazon for $20 soon so it'd be great if we didn't have to hack the OS
[22:00] <tomreyn> lvrp16: there's a chance that #ubuntu-server will be more responsive than this channel (#ubuntu-arm) during British business days + hours.
[22:01] <lvrp16> tomreyn: ok I will give that a go :-) thanks
[22:01] <tomreyn> also note that most ubuntu + canonoical developer and engineering folks have a user account and user page on launchpad.net
[22:02] <tomreyn> so a web search for a full name, restricted to this site, may reveal a means to contact them directly.
[22:02] <tomreyn> lvrp16: ^
[22:03] <tomreyn> good luck (i personally hope you'll succeed!) - i'm AFK for now.
[22:11] <rbasak> lvrp16: rather than "hack the OS", you can contribute necessary changes to Ubuntu instead!
[22:11] <rbasak> Or, you could pay someone privately to arrange that in Ubuntu if you don't have the in-house time/expertise.
[22:11] <rbasak> Or, you could engage Canonical commercially.
[22:12] <lvrp16> rbasak: we sponsor consultancies to do upstream for us. the OS isn't really hacked, just bootstrapped + kernel. looking to engage canonical commercially.
[22:12] <rbasak> (I work for Canonical but I cannot speak for Canonical here)
[22:14] <rbasak> lvrp16: maybe try https://partners.ubuntu.com/contact-us ?
[22:14] <lvrp16> we worked with others to put most of the infrastructure for generic arm64 distro in place so now just looking to work with distro vendors commercially
[22:14] <lvrp16> tried that, no response
[22:14] <lvrp16> we have commited about 1M to this project so far and the hardware, logistics, and upstream software is in good shape
[22:15] <rbasak> Can you send me your details please, and I'll enquire internally as to why you didn't get a response?
[22:16] <lvrp16> sure