Teşekkür ederim :) 2009/7/19 Alper KANAT <[email protected]>
> Gökhan'ın IRC'den yazması üzerine orjinal metni de e-posta listesine > göndereyim dedim. Merak edenler için.. :) > > Görüşmek üzere.. > > > Alper KANAT <[email protected]> > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Aaron Griffin <[email protected]> > Date: Tue, Jul 14, 2009 at 21:11 > Subject: Re: interview request :) > To: Alper KANAT <[email protected]> > > > Sorry for the long delay. I've been busy and sick. > > On Sat, Jul 4, 2009 at 8:35 PM, Alper KANAT<[email protected]> wrote: > > Thank you for accepting our interview request! For our followers, can you > > please introduce yourself and tell us a bit on things like what you do > for a > > living, where you live, how old you are, what your duty on Arch is? > > Hello, > My name is Aaron Griffin. I'm 27 years old, and live in Chicago, IL > (USA). I work as a computer programmer, though my degree was in > Computer Engineering (Electrical Engineering with a focus on low-level > coding and design languages such as VHDL and Verilog). I currently > work on many different platforms, as our company product ships for > Windows (32 and 64 bit), OSX, Linux, and a variety of Unix flavors. > > Currently, I'm the Arch Linux "Project Lead" or "Overlord". In all > honesty, I'm not entirely sure how that came about. :) I became a > developer at some point and just sort of fell into the position when > Judd stepped down. My duties aren't much to talk about. I tend to read > and answer more emails than anything else. I also get to work on all > the things that should be done but no one else is motivated enough to > do. > > > Someone in our community has witnessed that (in one of your > conversations) > > you have mentioned that you don't care about direct rendering and 3D > since > > you don't need it. What do you do on your computer generally? Don't you > play > > games for instance? > > Generally, I use Firefox, urxvt, and gajim a vast majority of the > time. I use my computer mainly for web browsing, IRC, Jabber, and > music (libre.fm!). I also tend to watch a lot of TV shows and movies > either via Hulu, or "other means" :) > > And no, I don't generally play a lot of games. The only game I still > actually play is Warcraft 3, because I can get a quick 45 minute game > in at any time. For that, I use the one Windows machine I have sitting > at home, because Battle.net can be very picky about credentials when > running in wine > > > Which DE are you using currently? (our best guesses are xmonad or > openbox! > > :)) > > Wrong on both accounts. I actually use ratpoison, because it stays out > of my way. On a normal day I have a few terminals and firefox open, > and don't want to be distracted when I'm using any of them, so the > fullscreen aspect helps a lot. Evilwm also has a place in my heart. > > I've been interested in creating my own WM for a long time, and > actually used (off and on) numerous prototypes that I had made. But > none were really good, or what I was looking for. I am currently > interested in the code behind http://samurai-x.org/, but the WM itself > seems more like a *box clone, which isn't my style. > > > Everyone have a story of their own about Arch Linux. What is yours? > > (Not sure exactly what you mean. I'll give you my story of "finding" > Arch, though) > > I actually came to Linux later than most people. I didn't use any > Unicies in school or anything of the sort, so it was unfamiliar > territory for me. At one point, around 2001 or so, I decided to try > "this linux thing". So I actually went to a book store and bought one > of these books with install CDs in the back - it was SuSe (haha!). I > installed it... and promptly broke my machine due to lack of > dependency resolution. So I reinstalled. This happened over and over, > until I decided to look into the problem - RPMs. > > So I sought out new distros that did the software installation thing > better. I tried slackware and gave up on that quick. Tried Debian, but > it was too complicated and I noticed the out-dated-ness very quickly > (fixed in version 1.2? I have version 0.5!). > > I think at this point I came across Gentoo. Yes, I tried and ran > gentoo for a bit. Portage was my first experience with _good_ > dependency resolution. But it was such a waste of time. It took 30+ > hours to compile OOo on the P3 machine I was using. So I started > looking around for options. This was when I found Arch, and was > enlightened. > > > > What do you think about Arch Linux Turkish Community? What can we do with > > the general Arch community, where can we help? > > > What's the story behind the 'tacos'? And more importantly, can you realy > > lift a car above your head? :) > > > Do you think the criterias needed to be a TU or a core developer of Arch > > scares/drives off the potential candidates? What criterias or things > should > > a Turkish community member know about to be a part of this adventure? > > I think the criteria MAY drive off potential candidates, but that's > part of the point. It's almost like a test. We want to make sure we > have the best people driving the community and keeping the OS going. > If someone gives up on something at the first bump in the road, might > as well prevent them from messing up the rest of the community. > > Becoming a TU isn't all that hard. You just need to start packaging, > and then get a sponsor. Becoming a developer is harder, as we > generally don't have "open" positions just sitting there. We bring new > people on as we need them. > > > Which critisms do you dislike the most about Arch Linux? > > Hmm. The only thing I really hate is when people whine about their > being a text-only installer. It's hilariously silly because you see > and use the installer for a matter of minutes, and, in theory, never > see it again. Other than that, I think most criticisms are > constructive and realistic. > > > What do you think about the reaction of the whole community on the stolen > > logo case? > > I wasn't really party to most of it. I heard about it after it had > happened. I think it was great that people responded rationally, and I > am ashamed of those people who decided to be petulant children about. > But, aside from that, I think it all worked out in the end. > > > Thanks for your time, as well as your contributions to a such a great > > distribution! Is there anything else you want to tell to our community? > > Nothing much. Keep up the good work! > > ----- > > Let me know if you need anything else from me. > > Cheers, > Aaron > > > _______________________________________________ > archlinux e-posta listesi > [email protected] > > Bu Listede neden bulunduğunuzu bilmiyorsanız veya artık bu listeden gelen > e-postaları almak istemiyorsanız aşağıdaki bağlantı adresini kullanarak 1 > dakika içinde üyeliğinizi sonlandırabilirsiniz. > http://liste.archlinux.org.tr/mailman/listinfo/archlinux > > -- H.Gökhan SARI [email protected]
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