[aur-general] TU application - alex19EP

[Sven-Hendrik Haase]

On 19.07.21 19:23, Alexander Epaneshnikov via aur-general wrote:
> 
> Hello, my name is Alexander Epaneshnikov. and I'd like to join the
> Trusted Users team to further improve the Arch Linux accessibility for
> people with disabilities.
> I am sponsored by David Runge <dvzrv> and Sven-Hendrik Haase <svenstaro>.
> 
> I started using Arch Linux in 2018 and since then it has become my main
> distribution. I also do my best to help blind people learn about arch
> and start using it.
> 
> regarding minimum basic requirements:
> 
> * I know how to script some things. I use zsh on a daily basis, but I
>    can work with bash / sh too.
> * I maintain a few packages in the AUR[1]. I also have a couple of
>    pkgbuilds on github[2].
> * I definitely know how to google. (using surfraw for that)
> * my involvement with the arch mailing lists and IRC is rather low, but I am
>    very active in blind specific lists and IRC channels.
>    There I help users, create bug reports about a11y related problems for
>    projects and of course talk about Arch.
>    I can be found on irc on oftc and liberachat under the alex19EP
>    nickname.
> 
> As I already said, I would like to become a TU to further improve the
> appeal of Arch for people with disabilities, so I want to maintain
> packages that are related to a11y:
> * lightdm-slick-greeter - the most accessible lightdm greeter.
> * rhvoice - Open source speech synthesizer. (I am one of the upstream
>    maintainers)
> * fenrir - A user space console screen reader written in python3
> Additionally, I would like to move some packages which are popular
> and that I use personally to the [community] repository.
> * etc-update
> * glulxe-term
> * bitwarden and bitwarden-cli - eh electron I know, but it is the only
>    cross-platform password manager which is accessible.
> * hunspell-ru
> * magic-wormhole
> * yadm
> I can also help maintain packages which are already in community:
> * espeakup - I am now the upstream maintainer for this project.
> * espeak-ng
> * matrix-synapse
> 
> My biggest and perhaps most significant contribution to Arch is the
> addition of accessibility features for blind people to archiso [3] [4].
> 
> I have also written and kept documentation for installing Arch with
> accessibility options [5] up-to-date.
> 
> my other open source contributions: I maintain RHVoice [6]
> and espeakup[7].
> 
> Gladly I will answer any comments or questions.
> 
> [1] https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/?O=3D0&SeB=3DM&K=3Dalex19EP
> [2] https://github.com/alex19EP/pkgbuilds
> [3] https://gitlab.archlinux.org/archlinux/archiso/-/merge_requests/79
> [4] https://archlinux.org/news/accessible-installation-medium/
> [5] https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Install_Arch_Linux_with_accessibility_options
> [6] https://github.com/rHVoice/rHVoice
> [7] https://github.com/linux-speakup/espeakup
> 
> Arch project accounts:
> Wiki: Alex19EP
> Forums: alex19EP (inactive there)
> Flyspray: https://bugs.archlinux.org/user/28985
> 
> --
> Sincerely, Alexander
> 


I confirm my sponsorship!

Cheers,
Sven

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