[Slackbuilds-users] Tor is up for grabs

Dave Woodfall dave at slackbuilds.org
Thu Mar 17 02:31:43 UTC 2022


On 17/03/22 01:43,
MDrights <psychi2009 at gmail.com> put forth the proposition:
> Hi Markus,
> Thanks for raising this thread again, after several months!
> I thought my request was forgotten by folks :)
> Yes, I am glad to take on Tor Slackbuild. I have been a long time Tor user as well :)
> I will submit an updated script shortly.
> My slackbuilds fork: https://gitlab.com/mdrights/slackbuilds/-/tree/local
> Let me know if any of you folks have any suggestions/concerns.
> (I am really feeling painful for the situation in Ukraine. God bless. and hope Tor may help.)
> Cheers,
> MDrights
> On Wed, Mar 16, 2022 at 11:26:02PM +0100, Markus Reichelt via SlackBuilds-users wrote:
> > * Dionysis Ntreou <yakizarns1 at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > Hello,
> > > I would like Tor too if nobody has taken it .
> >
> > Thank you for your interest.  I would like to stick to the paragraph
> > highlighted >> below for the short term, because Ukraine crisis
> > happened.  I feel an obligation to make this right.  I've seen
> > 'MDrights' work on this list before.
> >
> > so let's see what we can come up with together, eventually.
> >
> >
> > > Although I do not have the same experience as you Markus but I am
> > > keen to learn.
> >
> > We all started at some point. Kudos for starting in the first place.
> >
> > Mabye SBo manages to evolve to the point that there can be a team
> > of maintainers for a given application. IMHO such an approach would
> > need 'release signing keys' like so many other projects use.
> >
> > Not talking about how, or how fast one could get onto the team, it's
> > about trust within the team.  a working team is the goal.  the team
> > shall be resiliant.
> >
> > I was just thinking out loud...
> >
> > We'll see. There's time.
> >
> >
> >
> > > On Wed, Mar 16, 2022 at 5:00 PM Markus Reichelt via
> > > SlackBuilds-users <slackbuilds-users at slackbuilds.org> wrote:
> > >
> > > > * MDrights <psychi2009 at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Tor is not taken up by anyone yet, right?
> > > > > I will take it.
> > > >
> > > > I know this thread is old, but: [...]
> > > >
> > >>> > If not, I'll keep holding up the torch.  Let's return to giving
> > >>> > (potentially new) maintainers that fancy 2 weeks grace period.
> > >>> > We haven't heard from you back by April, then we know.

Since MDrights was the first to say he'd take it I've added him as
new maintainer in my branch.

Thanks

--
Dave


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