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On 3/12/07, Christian Faulhammer <opfer@g.o> wrote: |
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> Hi all, |
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> as nattfodd and ehmsen won't be working on TeX for Gentoo anymore, we |
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> need one or more new maintainer/s. Primary goal is to bring a working |
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> ebuild of TeXLive 2007 into Portage, as the current used and working |
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> one (teTeX) is dead upstream. There is an effort of a user [1] which |
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> could be a base. Non-devs welcome as long as they do all the |
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> work. First start can be that I proxy (= You do all the work, I get |
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> the glamour for committing :) a willing and capable user, recruiting |
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> him can come later on. |
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> Just email me, Gentoo Army needs you. |
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I don't know if anyone replied in private, but I am willing to step up to |
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challenge of maintaining this as a non-dev. I am willing to do so as long as |
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no one more qualified steps up. |
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My will to take on the challenge is motivated as a learning experience in |
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addition to my belief that this is a vital package that needs to be |
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maintained. |
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Profile: |
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> - TeX knowledge (but not just using, you should know how to handle |
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> formats) |
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My TeX knowledge is not at an expert level. I use it quite a lot for |
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big and small projects. If by formats you mean style files, I guess that |
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I currently know how to handle them on a minimal level. |
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- Makefiles should be no secret to you |
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I know enough about them. I am currently in the process of finishing a |
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thesis on |
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package management : http://afalko.homelinux.net/thesis/ |
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- fast computer (compile time is baaad) |
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Athlon64 4800+ is probably fast enough |
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- high tolerance against frustration |
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Perhaps my greatest strength |
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- knowledge about Gentoo's current TeX system, ebuildism can be handled |
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> by me |
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I have not really bothered to look deeply into the current TeX system. I |
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expect it to take me more than an hour to figure it out. |
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You get: |
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> - a warm feeling because you help so many people |
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> - a beer/whatever_you_prefer from me when we meet in person |
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> - a first step into a great community (it is |
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> after all) |
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> - a build system maybe only you will understand after digging into if |
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> for months without social contacts |
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> - a load of bug reports assigned to you |
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> V-Li |
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> [1] <URL:http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=168177> |
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This might be a dumb question, but has Fabian (from bug 168177) been asked |
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to maintain this? |
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Best regards, |
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Andrey Falko |