Quoting Alad Wenter via aur-general (2017-09-10 15:16:57) > Hello everyone, > > My name is Alad Wenter, and I would like to apply for a position as Trusted > User. I’m a student in Germany, majoring in Mathematics with a focus on > Algebraic Topology. Many thanks to Johannes Löthberg who is sponsoring my TU > application. > > I’ve been using Linux since late 2013, as the EOL of Windows XP was > approaching. My first steps were taken via Linux Mint, gradually moving to > Debian in both Stable and Unstable variants. > > I have started using Arch in middle 2014, after being convinced that “I > should just install Arch” on a different forum. Since then I have become an > ArchWiki Bureaucrat (since May 2016) and IRC Operator (since February 2017) > for the #archlinux channel on freenode. > > Amongst others, I helped complete the long-standing merge of the Beginners’ > Guide [1], vastly extended the comparison of third-party AUR scripts on the > “AUR Helper” article, [2] and improved coordination amongst users through a > new #archlinux-wiki freenode channel. [3] Other activities include the Arch > forums [4], Bug tracker [5], and submitting requests on the AUR. > > [1] > https://lists.archlinux.org/pipermail/arch-dev-public/2016-July/028140.html > [2] https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/AUR_helpers#Comparison_table > [3] https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/ArchWiki:IRC > [4] https://bbs.archlinux.org/profile.php?id=81752 > [5] https://bugs.archlinux.org/user/18684 > > For software development, I am familiar with the Bash and C++ languages, and > have published a few projects related to Arch, such as aurutils. [6] Where > possible, I try to coordinate with upstream authors if I encounter any issues > with their projects (for example, [7]) > > [6] https://github.com/AladW/ > [7] https://github.com/i3/i3/issues/2597 > > If I were to become a Trusted User, I would like to move the following AUR > packages to community: > > - datamash > - dmenu-extended > - eid-mw > - innoextract > - mit-scheme > - physlock > - polkit-explorer > - python-i3 > - qpdfview > - wimlib > > I have opened a repository with modifications from the original AUR packages > to better suit them as candidates for [community]. [8] > > [8] https://github.com/AladW/community > > I would further adopt the following orphans in community: > > - cabextract > - gpick > - sigil > - sshfs > - udevil > - usbview > > Cheers, > > Alad >
I confirm my sponsorship and such. Let the discussion period begin! -- Sincerely, Johannes Löthberg PGP Key ID: 0x50FB9B273A9D0BB5 PGP Key FP: 5134 EF9E AF65 F95B 6BB1 608E 50FB 9B27 3A9D 0BB5 https://theos.kyriasis.com/~kyrias/
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