On 06/09/10 at 11:29am, Thomas Dziedzic wrote: > Hello, > > My name is Thomas Dziedzic. I recently applied to the Junior Developer > program, but I was not accepted because of the quantity of people that > applied. Allan McRae suggested that I should apply to be a TU so here > I am. I have contacted Ionuț Bîru (wonder) and he has agreed to > sponsor me. This will mainly be a reiteration of my JD program > application. Now, onto some background about me. > > I got started with open source software several years ago mainly out > of curiosity by installing a linux distro (mandrake). Some OSs that I > have used before archlinux include: mandrake (now mandriva), debian, > opensuse, fedora core (now fedora), slackware, freebsd, ubuntu, and > many others. Now my distro hopping days are mostly over thanks to > archlinux and virtualbox. > > I have been using archlinux on my desktop for at least 2 years now. I > go by the following nicks, td123 on irc/aur, and tomd123 on > bbs/bugs/wiki. > > I currently maintain 78 packages in the aur. [1] I keep them mostly up > to date and bug free. I know some of the packages aren't perfect but > most (if not all) work. Most importantly, I don't ignore user > requests/problem reports. I also go through some bug reports and help > out where ever I can. > > I am fairly comfortable with writing packages for archlinux. I am also > comfortable fixing bugs in the packages. I currently don't actively > track upstream development of any packages, mainly because I > don't have a need to. Occasionally, if I'm curious about certain > features or just want to check out the changes/progress, I will check > the repo logs or the changelog. I am mainly interested in maintaining > scientific/mathematical apps along with apps that follow the unix > philosophy. > > Initially, I would be interested in knowing if I could move > sage-mathematics from the AUR to community. Also, I would be > interested in adopting grass from community. > > I am hoping that I will get accepted so I can help improve archlinux even > more! > > -Thomas Dziedzic > > [1] - http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?SeB=m&K=td123
I've seen you around and don't have anything bad to say about you, so that's a start... In regards to you adopting grass if you get the position, PLEASE DO!!! I hate rebuilding that damn thing :P I have one question for you though... You mentioned wanting to move one package to [community], and an interest in adopting one other, but what do you really want to do as a Trusted User? Is there a specific group of packages that you are interested in maintaining? As you interested in helping out with site development or the AUR? Basically, what are your goals for becoming a Trusted User? --
