[tur-users] Throwing my hat in to the ring...

[Phil Dillon-Thiselton]

On 07/04/07, Aaron Schaefer <aaron at elasticdog.com> wrote:
> Ahoy all...reading the "How many real active TUs are there?" thread
> has made me realize that perhaps there's something else I can do to
> help out the Arch community.  My name is Aaron Schaefer (ElasticDog),
> and I've been an Arch user since May of 2005.  I am active in the
> community in a variety of ways...if you don't know me, I regularly
> read/contribute to the forums, am subscribed to the TUR and regular
> mailing lists, usually lurk in IRC, have made various design-related
> contributions (CD covers, forum buttons before the redesign, etc.),
> and manage a few packages in the AUR.
>
> I'm a 24 year old student finishing up my degree in Computer &
> Information Technology at Purdue University, and would love to lend a
> hand with some of the TU-related duties around here.  Admittedly, I'm
> no expert on the ins and outs of compiling things from scratch, but
> I'm constantly learning and feel that I'm more than capable of making
> a positive impact on the TU side of things.  My current packages
> demonstrate a wide-range of packaging requirements, and there are
> quite a few out there that I'd love to adopt and/or move in to
> community.  Beyond that, I'd be glad to help with flagging other AUR
> submissions as well.
>
> I've seen the Arch community grow pretty steadily since I came on the
> scene, and have not seen the same growth reflected in the number of
> TUs.  Overall, I'd just like to give back where I think I can.  I do
> not currently have a sponsor, but would like to throw my hat in to the
> ring regardless.  Hopefully somebody out there will see fit to back
> me.  Either way, much thanks for all your work, and feel free to ask
> me any questions...
>
>
> Aaron "ElasticDog" Schaefer

I've not actually seen your pkgs at this point but once I've had a
look I'm sure I'll be happy to sponsor you :)