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[aur-general] Sponsoring Timm Preetz for TU
by Bjørn Lindeijer 08 Dec '07

08 Dec '07

Hello everybody! A few days ago, Timm Preetz (known as gummibaerchen on the AUR and forums) let me know that he was interested in becoming a TU to help keeping packages up to date as well as maintaining his current AUR packages to community. He is currently maintaining the following packages in AUR: avant-window-navigator java-gnome java-gnome-docs python-clutter telepathy-haze telepathy-sofiasip I have checked his packages and found some small issues like custom variables and missing … [View More]categories, and Timm was quick to resolve those. In my opinion he shows that he has not only the skills to be a TU but also the necessary attention to details, so I will sponsor him. This email hereby opens the discussion period of 5 days! His introduction to me: ----------------------- My motivation to become a TU is mostly due to the fact that I get simply annoyed by outdated packages (may it be the 64bit-port or the PKGBUILD in AUR in general). When I first installed Arch Linux I was impressed how up to date the packages were. But now 'digging deeper' (into AUR) I see lots of outdated packages or incomplete PKGBUILDs (licence missing for example). As these are issues that are often discussed I thought it would be good to get the hands on myself. There no point in 'mirroring' and updating PKGBUILDs on my HDD and have no way to give anything of my changes back and therefore indirectly force other people who want recent packages to do the same. So my idea was, that I could become a TU and 'collect orphaned packages' (so I just have to contact the 'actual' maintainer to ask what's up if a package isn't updated for long and don't have to bug one of the other TUs for orphaning packages). There is also a good number of outdated packages in AUR that I would maintain myself. Also this would give me the opportunity to share my 64-bit binary packages if they're needed for community. My main areas that I am currently interested in (and therefore have the most PKGBUILDs of) are docs, bindings and 'composited stuff'. One more to add: For the java-gnome packages for example I also worked together with the upstream maintainer to get the configure script working properly on Arch, and having install-instructions on their website. This is also something I would repeat for other packages whenever needed. Coming to myself, there is not too much to say. I am born in the 9th of February in 1990, male, German, visiting a grammar school and having math and physics as honours. Despite of the distro I am an absolutely GNOME/GTK/GObject-Fan, Python and Java programmer and LaTeX writer. In my (technical) spare time I'm actually mostly working on a 2D racing game using Clutter and improve algorithms we worked out in the CS-class. Timm ----------------- Regards, Bjørn [View Less]

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[aur-general] absence
by Firmicus 08 Dec '07

08 Dec '07

I am going to be in India during the next two weeks, and will probably have limited internet access. Feel free to update or fix my packages during that period! Best, Firmicus

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Re: [aur-general] aur-general Digest, Vol 38, Issue 4
by Stéphane Gaudreault 07 Dec '07

07 Dec '07

On 12/7/07, aur-general-request(a)archlinux.org <aur-general-request(a)archlinux.org> wrote: > Send aur-general mailing list submissions to > aur-general(a)archlinux.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://archlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/aur-general > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > aur-general-request(a)archlinux.org > > You can reach the person managing the list at > aur-general-owner(a)… [View More]archlinux.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of aur-general digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: VOTE: pressh (Ronald van Haren) (w9ya(a)qrparci.net) > 2. Re: VOTE: pressh (Ronald van Haren) (Callan Barrett) > 3. Re: VOTE: pressh (Ronald van Haren) (Firmicus) > 4. Re: VOTE: pressh (Ronald van Haren) (Mikko Sepp?l?) > 5. Re: VOTE: pressh (Ronald van Haren) (Aaron Schaefer) > 6. Re: VOTE: pressh (Ronald van Haren) (Jaroslaw Swierczynski) > 7. Re: VOTE: pressh (Ronald van Haren) (Giovanni Scafora) > 8. Re: VOTE: pressh (Ronald van Haren) ( Mathias Bur?n ) > 9. Re: VOTE: pressh (Ronald van Haren) (bardo) > 10. Re: VOTE: pressh (Ronald van Haren) (Varun Acharya) > 11. Re: VOTE: pressh (Ronald van Haren) (Douglas Soares de Andrade) > 12. Re: VOTE: pressh (Ronald van Haren) (Jesse Woo) > 13. Re: VOTE: pressh (Ronald van Haren) (Callan Barrett) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Thu, 6 Dec 2007 12:12:49 -0500 (EST) > From: <w9ya(a)qrparci.net> > Subject: Re: [aur-general] VOTE: pressh (Ronald van Haren) > To: <aur-general(a)archlinux.org> > Message-ID: <34106.192.168.1.108.1196961169.squirrel@gateway> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 > > I vote YES !! > > (bfinch) > > > > Hi! > > > > This message starts a voting period for pressh (Ronald van Haren). His > > introduction is here: > > http://archlinux.org/pipermail/aur-general/2007-November/006260.html The > > discussion period was extremly quiet (0 messages!), I encourage you to > > be more active! (see previous threads for a reason). ;-) > > > > Now, let the voting begins! > > > > And for the first time in the history - I vote in the starting message > > (I always forgot before). :-P > > > > My vote is, obviously, Yes. > > > > You have 1 week to vote. > > > > -- > > Roman Kyrylych (????? ???????) > > _______________________________________________ > > aur-general mailing list > > aur-general(a)archlinux.org > > http://archlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/aur-general > > > Liviu Librescu - ?n veci pomenirea lui. > (May his memory be eternal.) > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Fri, 7 Dec 2007 02:15:55 +0900 > From: "Callan Barrett" <wizzomafizzo(a)gmail.com> > Subject: Re: [aur-general] VOTE: pressh (Ronald van Haren) > To: "Discussion about the Arch User Repository (AUR)" > <aur-general(a)archlinux.org> > Message-ID: > <33f0f4ec0712060915y54030aeakc330c994c32e0232(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > On Dec 7, 2007 12:41 AM, Roman Kyrylych <roman.kyrylych(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > Now, let the voting begins! > > PKGBUILDs look solid. > YES from me. > > -- > Callan 'wizzomafizzo' Barrett > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Thu, 06 Dec 2007 19:22:31 +0100 > From: Firmicus <Firmicus(a)gmx.net> > Subject: Re: [aur-general] VOTE: pressh (Ronald van Haren) > To: "Discussion about the Arch User Repository (AUR)" > <aur-general(a)archlinux.org> > Message-ID: <47583DE7.4090206(a)gmx.net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed > > > YES for Ronald > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Thu, 06 Dec 2007 22:27:03 +0200 > From: Mikko Sepp?l? <t-r-a-y(a)mbnet.fi> > Subject: Re: [aur-general] VOTE: pressh (Ronald van Haren) > To: "Discussion about the Arch User Repository (AUR)" > <aur-general(a)archlinux.org> > Message-ID: <47585B17.5020407(a)mbnet.fi> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed > > yes > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 5 > Date: Thu, 6 Dec 2007 16:30:54 -0500 > From: "Aaron Schaefer" <aaron(a)elasticdog.com> > Subject: Re: [aur-general] VOTE: pressh (Ronald van Haren) > To: "Discussion about the Arch User Repository (AUR)" > <aur-general(a)archlinux.org> > Message-ID: > <e36e8c790712061330k4e2419cne15ed28211d5c60f(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 > > On Dec 6, 2007 10:41 AM, Roman Kyrylych <roman.kyrylych(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > This message starts a voting period for pressh (Ronald van Haren). > > > > Now, let the voting begins! > > > YES > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 6 > Date: Thu, 6 Dec 2007 22:40:02 +0100 > From: "Jaroslaw Swierczynski" <swiergot(a)gmail.com> > Subject: Re: [aur-general] VOTE: pressh (Ronald van Haren) > To: "Discussion about the Arch User Repository (AUR)" > <aur-general(a)archlinux.org> > Message-ID: > <d73d7acb0712061340i5a7aa521qbffab09c8c471d35(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > Yes. > > -- > Jaroslaw Swierczynski <swiergot(a)gmail.com> > www.archlinux.org | www.juvepoland.com > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 7 > Date: Fri, 7 Dec 2007 01:31:28 +0100 > From: "Giovanni Scafora" <linuxmania(a)gmail.com> > Subject: Re: [aur-general] VOTE: pressh (Ronald van Haren) > To: "Discussion about the Arch User Repository (AUR)" > <aur-general(a)archlinux.org> > Message-ID: > <c357d3ef0712061631q32ef0f2bwa0928223cb626fd4(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 > > 2007/12/6, Roman Kyrylych <roman.kyrylych(a)gmail.com>: > > Now, let the voting begins! > > Yes. > > > -- > Giovanni Scafora > Arch Linux Trusted User (voidnull) > http://www.archlinux.org > linuxmania(a)gmail.com > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 8 > Date: Fri, 7 Dec 2007 01:35:58 +0100 > From: " Mathias Bur?n " <mathias.buren(a)gmail.com> > Subject: Re: [aur-general] VOTE: pressh (Ronald van Haren) > To: "Discussion about the Arch User Repository (AUR)" > <aur-general(a)archlinux.org> > Message-ID: > <8ccc1dbe0712061635j7becea36x1322b3fca7775966(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Yes! > > 2007/12/7, Giovanni Scafora <linuxmania(a)gmail.com>: > > > > 2007/12/6, Roman Kyrylych <roman.kyrylych(a)gmail.com>: > > > Now, let the voting begins! > > > > Yes. > > > > > > -- > > Giovanni Scafora > > Arch Linux Trusted User (voidnull) > > http://www.archlinux.org > > linuxmania(a)gmail.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > > aur-general mailing list > > aur-general(a)archlinux.org > > http://archlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/aur-general > > > [View Less]

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Re: [aur-general] cooledit in AUR
by R. van Haren 06 Dec '07

06 Dec '07

Works for me: ftp://ftp.ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/apps/editors/X/cooledit/ Though it is not updated anymore since 2005. Ronald >>Hello, >> >>This project seems to be dead. I did not find any homepage for this >>project. The existing entries in google point to not existing links. >> >>I suggest to reemove this package entirely. >> >>Greetings >> >>Stefan Husmann

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[aur-general] cooledit in AUR
by Husmann, Stefan 06 Dec '07

06 Dec '07

Hello, there is an orphaned package "cooledit" in the AUR under "unsupported". This project seems to be dead. I did not find any homepage for this project. The existing entries in google point to not existing links. I suggest to reemove this package entirely. Greetings Stefan Husmann

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[aur-general] Netbeans
by Phil Dillon-Thiselton 04 Dec '07

04 Dec '07

Hey all, I don't know what to do with netbeans. The new version is built using some enormous interactive install script, which isn't ideally suited to a PKGBUILD. The previous PKGBUILD was created by somebody else and I just adopted it in to [community] because it was popular and made some minor improvements. However, I think somebody else might do a better job with it now. Any offers to adopt it? Best, Phil

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[aur-general] disown mtasc
by Florian Loitsch 04 Dec '07

04 Dec '07

could a TU please orphan package mtasc. The PKGBUILD is a binary (and has not been touched for nearly two years). I have contacted the current maintainer jMCg, but did not get any response. I'm not sure if I'll have the time to update the package myself, but at least it would be possible. mfg, // florian loitsch -- "Computers are useless. They can only give answers" - Pablo Picasso

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[aur-general] Help needed with the xsensors package
by bardo 01 Dec '07

01 Dec '07

Hi guys. I'm asking for a little help with xsensors. I'm trying to make it work with the new lm_sensors: there's a patch and it fixes compilation errors, but I can only get a segfault when I run the program. Debugging (after adding '#define DEBUG_XSENSORS') finds the incriminated function, add_sensor_tab() in src/gui.c: (gdb) run Starting program: /usr/bin/xsensors (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) Adding tab … [View More]

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Re: [aur-general] [tur-users] Applying to become a TU
by Roman Kyrylych 30 Nov '07

30 Nov '07

2007/11/23, R. van Haren <pressh(a)gmail.com>: > Hey all, > > Using Arch for about 2 and a half year I think it's time for me to > step up and apply to become a trusted user. I really want to help make > Arch even beter than it is in its current state! > > Let me first introduce myself. > My name is Ronald, I'm from the Netherlands, and currently I'm busy > with getting my Masters degree in Aerospace engineering. Computer > oriented I've done some courses on … [View More]java, matlab, and currently taking > on python for another course. I switched to linux fulltime in 2001, > after a couple of years of dual booting. > > What have I done so far to help the Arch community ? > Obviously helping out on the forum (my username is pressh). Had a > period of helping out on IRC as well, but I guess I just like the > forum more. > Tried to start up the ArchWD project > (http://user-contributions.org/wikis/userwiki/index.php?title=ArchWD-FVWM) > back in 2005 together with Rasat but it is currently in sleeping mode > ever since 2006. > I also once wrote a wiki entry on fsab but, although the wiki is very > important, it is just not my thing. > > Now do I have packages in the AUR ? Yes of course I do have them > (although some have picked up by some of you trusted users :)). > Currently I'm maintaining 14 packages, listed below: > > desktop-flickr-organizer > f-spot-svn > gnome-main-menu-svn > kdestyle-serenity > kmp > ksquirrel > ksquirrel-libs > nautilus-image-converter > picasa > pyneighborhood > ristretto > ttf-aquafont > ttf-inconsolata > usp2 > > Most of them I do not use myself,but I picked them up either because > someone requested, or I once used them myself. I think it's important > to keep updating these packages as some people do still use them (at > least that's what I hope). > > Now that I've introduced myself I'm looking for someone who wants to > sponsor me (if any). Please feel free to ask any questions I do not > have answered yet. > > Kind regards, > > Ronald van Haren > > a.k.a. pressh > It seems sometimes such messages are unreplied for quite some time... Your nick was pretty noticeable for me in times when I was visiting forums very often. :-) Your packages in AUR are OK, though I have some suggestions, which I've sent to you in private mail. In fact, I've added 2 of your packages to my "grab them sometime" list some time ago. :-P Oh, BTW, don't we already have someone studiying Aerospace engineering? /me looks at James ;-) I'm sponsoring Ronald on his way to become a TU. This starts a standard discussion period. -- Roman Kyrylych (Роман Кирилич) [View Less]

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[aur-general] Why do we still have compatibility rename for community?
by Varun Acharya 30 Nov '07

30 Nov '07

Hi Devs/TU's, Why do we still have the renaming of packages in community so that packages are uploaded without the '-arch' in the filename? Official repo's were converted a while back, any reason were not editing communitypkg to do the same? Varun

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