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 Hi, I'm Ahmed Shams, I love to triage bugs for Ubuntu, specially for Input Devices/xserver, review Ubuntu translations as well as helping others as long as I know what they are talking about ;). I like to go out, advocate open-source, help others to jump to our community easily and safely. Big part of my brain keeps thinking of locos and newcomers, have no idea why?, but I like this and will put some work to grow that idea.


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##== My Contact Info ==

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## ||<rowstyle="background:#592441;color:#F1F1DD;font-weight:bold;"> '''Location & Time Zone:''' || Egypt/EET +200 ||
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== Interests ==
 {*} Reading and reciting The Holy Quran.

 {*} Continuing with the Bug Squad/Control in the area of InputDevices/TouchPad.

 {*} Help and Enthusiast the Egyptian loco Team.

 {*} Do my best to help and welcome other people to Ubuntu and Open-Source community.

== Involvement ==
 {*} Translating/Reviewing Ubuntu messages and lp-hosted software.

 {*} Triaging bugs for Ubuntu.

 {*} Understanding community better and work to help growing it.

== Contributions ==

=== In Translation ===

 {*} Ubuntu [[https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-arabic/+members?active_batch=1&active_memo=9&active_start=9|Arabic Translator]]/Supporter since September 2009.

 {*} Ubuntu [[https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-l10n-ar/+members?active_batch=1&active_memo=3&active_start=3|Arabic Translation Reviewer]] since August 2010. I focus on translation consistency --matching terminology with different apps-- and make sure that programmable notations will work.

 {*} Coiner of the [[https://launchpad.net/~5-msgs-a-day|5 Ubuntu Messages a day group]] --an attempt to save a stable frequency of Ubuntu Translations input and reviewing processes on daily basis.
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=== In Bug Triage and Answers ===

 {*} Bug Squad member and active Bug Triager since September 2010.

 {*} I serve as Answer contact for Support Requests/Bug Reports on Touchpad bugs and keep it healthy as much as I can and [[https://launchpad.net/xserver-xorg-input-synaptics/+topcontributors|Top Contributor]] to xserver's synaptics package.

 {*} Ubuntu Papercuts triager and ''finder'' '':)'' .

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=== In Community ===

 {*} I advocate Open-Source and Ubuntu whenever possible.

 {*} I've a deep passion to work with Ubuntu Egypt loco team to spread the word through the country, whenever and wherever I can, I also try to enhance means of communication and taking care of inside relations and Community Health.

 {*} Worked with [[https://launchpad.net/~ubuntuleadership|Ubuntu-Leadership(-dev) Team]] at [[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_5CJYkBSaoN4l7L8mIPKoZNxzPrr16NOZP12Ln_8EXg/edit?hl=en_US&pli=1|loco Leadership Training Handbook]] (''Under construction!''), which aims to assist community leaders to drive loco teams through easiest and most efficient ways.

 {*} Coiner of [[https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UCADay|UCADay]].(I can barely say this since many many ppl helped bringing it to life, (((((BIG HUGS))))) ).

 {*} Worked with Hatem Zyoud(''Under the umbrella of Egypt loco team's sponsorship for constructing new locos'') to [[https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-ps/2011-October/000002.html|Establish]] the Ubuntu Palestine loco Team, and still sharing work to get it up & running[TBD:Will end on ~Dec31].

 {*} During Precise cycle, I'm [[https://docs.google.com/document/d/12X11apW-4aDUxDLzjpfFMW7bitJjfhmOc9hkxtZeccM/edit|mentored]] to start helping with Organizing Ubuntu irc events, hope I can help there.

 {*} Serving as moderator for Egypt [[https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-eg|loco's ML]].

 {*} Maintaining the Egypt loco's [[https://wiki.ubuntu.com/EgyptTeam|wiki-site]], keeping it sync'ed with what happens on ground and developing it's content.

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=== Goals: ===

==== Short Term Goals ====

 {*} Help My Family to ''completely'' migrate to Ubuntu and Free SW world(60% so far).

 {*} Work with Palestine loco team to get Up & Running.

 {*} Hope I can help with -P cycle irc workshops(or to find something to do, as ppl there are really active).

 {*} Finish MIT OCW's Course 600(Reminder: For God's sake, stop wasting time and finish it!).

==== Long Term Goals ====
 {*} Work with Egypt loco Team to get to the level of approval.

 {*} Work with Palestine loco Team to get to the level of approval.

 {*} Get more involved with xserver, preparing patches, learn more workarounds, etc...

 {*} Start help with fixing bugs in some range of apps.

 {*} Find more ways to ignite more action in the Ubuntu Translators Community.

 {*} I'd be very happy if, after 2 years, I could confidently say, I helped shaping the *Free* community in Egypt!. 


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