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| == About Me == I am a 24-year old [[http://www.cs.unb.ca/|Computer Science]] student at the [[http://www.unb.ca/|University of New Brunswick (Fredericton)]] in Canada. I’m currently in my fourth year and also took advantage of the [[http://www.cs.unb.ca/co-op/|co-op]] program. I'm working for [[http://www.q1labs.com/|Q1 Labs]], previously as a Quality Assurance Specialist, and now as a Software Developer. I have worked with their integration team and currently work with their Security Team. |
|| {{https://launchpad.net/@@/person}} Name || Joel Goguen || || {{https://launchpadlibrarian.net/16121192/gem-sm.png}} Location || [[CanadianTeam|Canada]] || || {{https://launchpadlibrarian.net/9608570/ubuntu_emblem.png}} Ubuntu Forums Profile || [[http://ubuntuforums.org/member.php?u=8301|jgoguen]] || || {{https://launchpad.net/favicon.ico}} Launchpad Profile || [[https://launchpad.net/~jgoguen|jgoguen]] || || {{https://launchpad.net/@@/language}} IRC || jgoguen on irc.freenode.net || || {{https://launchpad.net/@@/team}} [[http://counter.li.org/|Registered Linux User]] || #391952 || || {{http://ubuntucounter.geekosophical.net/favicon.ico}} [[http://ubuntucounter.geekosophical.net/|Registered Ubuntu User]] || #15951 || |
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| I’m a programmer at heart, and perhaps the only person I know who finds it entertaining. Unfortunately, with school taking up most of my time, I don't get the opportunity to do nearly as much as I would like. I also enjoy reading fiction and science fiction, history (particularly military history), and playing pool. I hope to be able to do my degree with a minor in history, if I can find enough courses that interest me. | |
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| == My Linux Background == I first started using Linux in March 2004. I first picked up Mandrake 9.1 (remember way back before they were Mandriva?) simply because a friend said it was easy. All I'd heard of was Red Hat at the time. After some time (including some attempts with Red Hat 9) I tried OpenBSD 3.5. A co-worker introduced me to it, and showed me how easy it really was to get going. I was also quite pleased with how secure it was and how much easier [[http://www.openbsd.org/faq/pf/index.html|PF]] was to configure properly compared to IPTables. Still being quite new to the non-Windows world, ease was a huge factor for me. |
= About Me = I first started using Linux in March 2004 with Mandrake 9.1. Before Ubuntu, I'd also tried Red Hat 9. I started using Ubuntu shortly after Ubuntu 4.10 (Warty) was released and have been using Ubuntu ever since. I've tried Fedora and Gentoo alongside Ubuntu, and currently use Ubuntu 8.10 (Intrepid). |
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| One big problem I'd been having was wireless. It just wouldn't work. Most likely due to my lack of knowledge at the time I'm convinced. Not too long after Ubuntu Warty came out the same person who introduced me to Mandrake came over to tell me his wireless now "Just Worked". This caught my attention far more than any release notice, and I've been an Ubuntu user ever since. I liked it enough to actually sit down and learn a little bit about IPTables. I still couldn't make a NAT router with IPTables (a simple task with [[http://www.openbsd.org/faq/pf/index.html|PF]]!) to save my life, but at least now I can actually bring up a firewall! == My Programming Background == My first exposure to programming was in 2000, when I started learning Visual Basic 6. It wasn't pretty, but once I saw how easy it was to make the computer do what I told it, I was hooked. Seeing how differently the computer reacted to what I told it based on what I was expecting only made me more determined to figure out why it wasn't "behaving". I can now program in the following languages and scripting languages: |
I started programming in late 2000, when I started learning Visual Basic 6. Currently, I can use the following languages and scripting languages: |
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| == My Involvement == . [[http://ubuntuforums.org/member.php?u=8301|jgoguen]] on the Ubuntu Forums . [[https://launchpad.net/~jgoguen|jgoguen]] on Launchpad * My [[https://launchpad.net/~jgoguen/+codesofconduct|signed code of conduct]] * [[https://launchpad.net/~jgoguen/+karma|Karma summary]] * [[https://answers.launchpad.net/~jgoguen|Answers given]] on Launchpad Questions . Ubuntu [[https://wiki.ubuntu.com/CanadianTeam/|Canadian Team]] . Working with the [[http://linuxfredericton.ci-fi.org/|Linux Users Group for Fredericton, New Brunswick]] . Ubuntu [[https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DocumentationTeam|Documentation Team]] * Currently working on cleaning up and adding to the [[https://help.ubuntu.com/community/CategorySecurity|Security category]] * You can view pages I've edited with a brief list of changes [[/EditedPages|here]] . [[https://launchpad.net/~club-ubuntu|Club Ubuntu]] . Ubuntu Translation Team for [[https://edge.launchpad.net/~ubuntu-l10n-en-ca|Canadian English]] * View my list of translation contributions [[https://translations.launchpad.net/~jgoguen/|here]] |
= My Involvement = == Ubuntu Forums == . {{https://launchpadlibrarian.net/1013640/ubuntu_emblem.png}} [[http://ubuntuforums.org/member.php?u=8301|jgoguen]] on the Ubuntu Forums I spend my time on the forums trying to help users with problems, primarily in Absolute Beginner Talk, General Help, and Security Discussions. I focus mostly on unanswered posts, although I do go looking for answered threads not yet marked as Solved to see if I can help there. |
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| == Contact Me == . '''Timezone''': [[http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/city.html?n=1127|America/Halifax]] . '''Launchpad''': [[https://launchpad.net/~jgoguen/|jgoguen]] . '''Ubuntu Forums''': [[http://ubuntuforums.org/member.php?u=8301|jgoguen]] . '''IRC''': jgoguen on irc.freenode.net * Typically in #ubuntu, #ubuntu-ca, #ubuntu-doc, #club-ubuntu, ##linux-fredericton . '''IRC''': jgoguen on irc.mozilla.org * Typically in #campusreps . '''Email''': <<MailTo([email protected])>> * GPG key: ADC10678 * GPG fingerprint: 0BA3 EEBF BBA7 7D34 B028 13DB EC1D A7BD ADC1 0678 . '''Homepage''': http://jgoguen.ca/ . '''Blog''': http://jgoguen.ca/blog/ |
=== Wiki === The list below are pages which I have made a major contribution to, either by doing a major re-write of the page or by contributing significantly to the content. * [[https://help.ubuntu.com/community/AutomaticSecurityUpdates|Automatic Security Updates]] * [[https://help.ubuntu.com/community/IptablesHowTo|IPTables How To]] * [[https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RestoreNautilusLocationBar|Restore Nautilus Location Bar]] * [[https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Tovid|Tovid]] You can view wiki pages I've edited with a brief list of changes [[/EditedPages|here]]. |
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Ubuntu Forums Profile
1. About Me
I first started using Linux in March 2004 with Mandrake 9.1. Before Ubuntu, I'd also tried Red Hat 9. I started using Ubuntu shortly after Ubuntu 4.10 (Warty) was released and have been using Ubuntu ever since. I've tried Fedora and Gentoo alongside Ubuntu, and currently use Ubuntu 8.10 (Intrepid).
I started programming in late 2000, when I started learning Visual Basic 6. Currently, I can use the following languages and scripting languages:
- Java
- C
- Python
- PHP
- Perl
- BASH
2. My Involvement
2.1. Ubuntu Forums
jgoguen on the Ubuntu Forums
I spend my time on the forums trying to help users with problems, primarily in Absolute Beginner Talk, General Help, and Security Discussions. I focus mostly on unanswered posts, although I do go looking for answered threads not yet marked as Solved to see if I can help there.
2.1.1. Wiki
The list below are pages which I have made a major contribution to, either by doing a major re-write of the page or by contributing significantly to the content.
You can view wiki pages I've edited with a brief list of changes here.
JoelGoguen (last edited 2010-06-16 12:10:18 by nostromo)