On 26/10/2018 15:27, Doug Newgard via aur-general wrote:
I must point out this very recent mailing list thread: https://lists.archlinux.org/pipermail/aur-general/2018-September/034279.html
In this thread, you:
1) whine about someone taking over *your* packages, because you're the one that knows them and has cared for them and, after all, they're YOURS.
I did no such thing. I opened the thread by thanking Felix for picking them up and asked a few questions about the plans for the packages and how to pass on what I know, because I was having trouble doing that over the bug tracker. What ensued after (the responses) was not my doing. I tried to respond to every and all comments respectfully and I think you will find a through discussion was had and a lot of details were sorted. Part of that was revealing that the ROOT stack was being picked up - yes, I care about it as it directly affects my profession and I've given thorough reasons why. I **never claimed the packages were mine** - if you talk about the usage of the word 'my', it clearly refers to me being the maintainer. I said I've put work into them, continue to do so and wanted to make sure I can pass that on in full. My TU application is me trying to do that.
2) whine about how things were handled on the bug tracker, thinking that this whining is how things get done. It's not.
3) Tell bald faced lies about how things transpired on the bug tracker. I'm sorry, but this is ridiculous. In the many emails I wrote that evening, I got confused about one bug being closed, where it wasn't. You
Again, I did no such thing. I explained what happened and asked how can I do better. I was told I have to stick to the bug tracker. Thus, I said why I think this approach is failing in that particular case and gave exampes. By the way, it was only because of that email that one of the bugs was reopened (by Eli) and fixed, otherwise it was ignored. Seems to me my email worked fine. tried to call me out for lying and my whole point being wrong, but later **you yourself sent a follow up email to correct your own statement**. I acknowledged my mistake on the spot. Surely, we can agree all of us make mistakes. **In no way or form was I telling bald faced lies.**
You really think this makes you TU material? Really?
Yes, I think the way I have handled the situation makes me trustworthy. I care for the packages I maintain and the community enough to make sure the packages are left in excellent shape and hands so people can depend on them. I also have serious respect for the people here, community & TUs - as I've said before, ArchLinux has been good to me I want to good to it. This is why I made the fuss, because I care, but I also took everyone's perspective in and kept a working discussion. Moreover, I am still trying to have a respectful conversation, give my reasoning and make my point heard in the face of you trying to completely misrepresent my intentions, what I said and did, and what I stand for. Regards, Konstantin