Create automation to replace UID/GID database
Idea proposal 💡
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Summary
Create some form of automation so that the table that is currently hosted on the Wiki (https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/DeveloperWiki:UID_/_GID_Database) can be maintained easily.
Motivation
Right now this is busywork and the underlying information tends to be out of date as not everybody knows about this resource, cares enough to keep it up to date or has access to this part of the wiki. Even when the page is eventually moved to the (yet to be created) developer handbook, this will not change much except for the access part.
Specification
The implementation of this is not yet clear, other people most likely have better input/ideas about this. This topic came up on the Arch Summit 2024 (Link)