Dear Arch Linux Trusted Users & Developers, The intent of this mail is to apply for the role of Trusted User with the confirmation/sponsorship of Sven-Hendrik Haase and Levente Polyak. -----BEGIN APPLICATION BLOCK----- INTRODUCTION My name is Orhun Parmaksız and I use the name orhun/orhunp on most of the platforms. I'm currently studying software engineering and working as a backend developer at a social media startup. I like to work my way through the software world by getting involved in open source projects [0] and trying to create unique and interesting tools. It's my hobby/job to work on Linux specific software so I can say that I'm getting more familiar with Linux concepts in general as time goes. In the meantime, I'm trying to get a grip on Arch Linux specific topics like its build system since it's the main distribution that I use/learn for years. Thus, I package & maintain the software that I like/use in AUR [1] for experiencing different scenarios and learning new techniques. It's also important for me to engage with the community and get involved in events when I'm able to. One example would be this year's Arch Conf which I recapped the things I learned about packaging Rust applications [2]. So I'd like to keep learning new things and be useful at the same time by becoming a Trusted User for taking a role in AUR and maintaining community packages as every Trusted User does. In the long term, I believe that I can contribute to the Arch projects as I gain experience and knowledge by working in the field. EXPERIENCE Although I mostly use Rust and Go recently, I have worked with languages like C, Python, and Java in the past. I believe that the words about "knowing" a programming language is cheap so it's strongly encouraged to check the projects that I write with them. Since the general mantra in software development is "learn by practice", it's likely for me to learn a new technology by using it. Apart from those, I often write shell scripts to manage various things in my system [3] such as the semi-automation of releasing a new version of a package in AUR or performing system-related trivial tasks. Briefly, I can say that I'm fluent in Rust, Go, C, and still sharpening my shell scripting skills. PROJECTS/CONTRIBUTIONS I'd like to plug some of the open source projects that I wrote over the years as a reference to the previous section: - kmon: Linux kernel manager and activity monitor [4] - menyoki: Screen{shot,cast} and perform ImageOps on the command line [5] - pkgtop: Interactive package manager and resource monitor [6] - zps: A small utility for listing and reaping zombie processes [7] Contributing to the tools/libraries that I use is something that I do from time to time for adding particular features or fixing specific bugs [8]. But recently I have been contributing to the open source projects based on my activities on AUR. Mostly I'm trying to share my ideas and propose some fixes that I discovered while working on the upstream [9]. HOW CAN I HELP? I'm aiming to turn my motivation and enthusiasm in regards to the Arch Linux project into professional and valuable contributions since I learn fast and adapt to the changes quickly. My first step towards that goal was to start maintaining packages in AUR and I still do due to the fact that I feel like I should somehow give back to the community. I think the packaging is an interesting topic and I'm experiencing/learning new things by doing it. As for now, my purpose is to adopt/maintain Rust, Go, C, and Python packages in the community repository, move some of my favorite packages about networking like gping [10] and ali [11] to there and help with the tooling of reproducible builds. My interactions with the packages and the Trusted Users also taught me they are responsible for crucial tasks. And I believe that I'm at a point in my life that I can take such responsibilities regardless of how challenging the tasks are. I can also manage my priorities and time well for taking a role as a Trusted User. Although I want to help with the essential duties like keeping an eye on AUR (reviewing requests, looking into security issues, etc.) and maintaining packages in the community repository, I should also say that one of my goals for the future is to develop Arch Linux specific projects and contribute to the existing ones. I'm sure that I'll get to the point where I have enough context and experience quickly with the help of the rest of the team if the application succeeds. So that's why I believe becoming a Trusted User and helping out on the packaging issues is definitely a good place for me to start contributing more concretely to the Arch Linux project. SPONSORS - Sven-Hendrik Haase (svenstaro) - Levente Polyak (anthraxx) [0] https://github.com/orhun [1] https://aur.archlinux.org/account/orhun [2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_g6xZ0DbJg [3] https://github.com/orhun/dotfiles [4] https://github.com/orhun/kmon [5] https://github.com/orhun/menyoki [6] https://github.com/orhun/pkgtop [7] https://github.com/orhun/zps [8] https://github.com/TheNeikos/textwidth-rs/pull/1 [9] https://github.com/Skallwar/suckit/pull/98 [10] https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/gping [11] https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/ali -----END APPLICATION BLOCK----- Thank you all for taking the time to consider my application. Best Regards, Orhun Parmaksız