New Package Lead Maintainer Request

Greetings,

My name is David Mitchel, and heretofore, have not been involved in
PEAR. I've resolved to impose myself on the good folk of the PEAR QA
Team; as I would like to humbly request a lead maintainer role over two
currently unmaintained packages. :-)

Crypt_RC4
Crypt_RC42

I would like to update these two packages to current developer
guide-lines, improve code readability, as well as create their
documentation (and update their phpdoc documentation). Additionally, I
would like to ensure they maintain compatibility with future versions of
PHP and conform to the RC4 specification, and best practices, more
strictly to achieve the highest level of security possible.

The RC4 encryption algorithm is simple, but effective, and has a great
history. I feel that it is a great starting point for not only learning
more about cryptography, but also a great first project to learn most
any language; especially PHP. I want to maintain these two packages to
make sure they are easily understood for those that are using RC4 as a
learning tool.

I am a PHP developer by trade, who now manages the technology resources
of the Computer Science Department of Texas State University-San Marcos.

Thank you for your consideration.

-- 
David Mitchel
Technology and Lab Coordinator
Computer Science Department
Texas State University-San Marcos