On Wed, Jan 5, 2011 at 11:45 AM, Thomas Dziedzic <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Wed, Jan 5, 2011 at 12:10 PM, Thomas S Hatch <[email protected]> > wrote: > > On Wed, Jan 5, 2011 at 11:01 AM, Thomas Dziedzic <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > >> On Wed, Jan 5, 2011 at 11:49 AM, Thomas S Hatch <[email protected]> > >> wrote: > >> > Hello, ArchLinux Tus > >> > > >> > Xyne has agreed to sponsor me as a TU. I am very excited at the > potential > >> > opportunity to become more directly involved with the development of > >> > ArchLinux. > >> > > >> > I atteneded Southern Utah University (SUU) where I studied Computer > >> Science. > >> > While at SUU I set up one of the first American ArchLinux mirrors, a > >> mirror > >> > which is still in operation – locke.suu.edu. At SUU I also worked as > a > >> > research assistant and developed a (now defunct) Linux distribution > based > >> on > >> > Arch called Axiom Linux for rediculously parallel compute clusters. It > >> was > >> > based on Larch and involved a modified Arch installer, (this was > before > >> the > >> > aif days). > >> > > >> > Since then I have worked as a trainer for Red Hat, then a systems > >> software > >> > developer for a United States DOD contractor and I am presently > employed > >> as > >> > a Sr Systems Engineer at Beyond Oblivion. > >> > > >> > My contributions to Arch so far have been: > >> > > >> > Created and maintained a working puppet package for Arch, and updated > the > >> > existing puppet pacman code. > >> > > >> > Ported libguestfs to Arch, this involved working with the libguestfs > >> > developers to create a build port specific to Arch since the build > >> process > >> > requires the creation of a specialized Arch Qemu Vm image. > >> > > >> > Set up MooseFS support for Arch – This is a VERY cool project that I > >> > strongly recommend people take a look at : moosefs.org > >> > > >> > I have been working on standardizing the Ocaml packages for Arch and > >> > currently maintain about 25 Ocaml packages. > >> > > >> > I am the author of the Varch Project: > >> > > >> > http://code.google.com/p/varch/ > >> > > >> > My packages and project staging repo is at: > >> > > >> > http://code.google.com/p/enterprise-archlinux/ > >> > > >> > I am working on a project that I hope will greatly benefit Arch called > >> > quarters: > >> > > >> > http://code.google.com/p/quarters/ > >> > > >> > It is still sparse, I just started a re architect > >> > > >> > And my packages for you to look over: > >> > > >> > https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?SeB=m&K=thatch45 > >> > > >> > All in all, I am deeply passionate about open source and Linux, I > believe > >> in > >> > the pragmatic approach to Linux and have continued to find Arch as one > >> of, > >> > if the the, superior Linux distribution out there today, not only in > >> > principal, but also in engineering. > >> > > >> > My hope is to assist in bringing ArchLinux further into the forefront > of > >> the > >> > overall Linux community and to continue to port enterprise grade > software > >> to > >> > Arch. > >> > > >> > Hopefully my current contributions suffice to allow me to work as a > TU, > >> if > >> > there is anything in my contributions or packages that needs > improvement, > >> or > >> > if there is anything else I can do to improve my standing, please let > me > >> > know so I can make my application as spotless as possible. > >> > > >> > -thatch45 > >> > > >> > -Thomas S Hatch > >> > > >> > >> quarters seems like an interesting project. Also, can you give > >> examples of enterprise grade software you would bring into > >> [community], are you talking about the packages you currently > >> maintain? Overall awesome, and +1 from me once you answer my question > >> =) > >> > > > > At this point yes, mostly things like puppet and libguestfs (of course > > puppet still relies on ruby 1.8, so that will have to wait a bit still). > One > > of my goals is really to bring more automation and virtualization support > to > > Arch. > > > > Also to bring in things like func and certmaster, and to package more > > automation systems than just puppet. > > > > I also want to bring a number of technologies used by Red Hat to Arch, > and > > by technologies I mean more along the lines of copying things that we > know > > have worked for other distros. This would involve the quarters project > and > > varch of course (so koji for redhat == quarters for Arch; thincrust for > > redhat == varch for Arch). but also get a number of the fedorahosted > > projects that could benefit Arch ported over (I still need to query which > > ones to bring over). > > > > That, and anything I can come up with that would benefit Arch of course > :) > > > > Ok, but do keep in mind to bring in packages with over 10 votes, > otherwise +1 from me :) > Of course! I have no intention of just dumping a bunch of packages into community that don't have the votes! Thanks for the +1!
