Hi,
  Am slowly working on understanding and extending Ubuntu. Interested in contributing to design and programming. kernel primitives, python, wireless, ZeroConf, firewall, security and wiki ...

  Some of the related stuff I am interested include the OLPC (One Lap top per Child) - especially the Ad-hoc network algorithmics, wireless primitives, sensor networks, [[http://blogs.cisco.com/AON/archives/2006/06/aon_as_an_intel.html|intelligent edges]], distributed precision tome synchronization algorithmics (who knew - there is a 2nd order relationship between MANET and music !), the Tor anonymous routing et al. 

  You can find some of my thoughts in a [[http://blogs.cisco.com/AON/|blog]].

  I also have been contributing to the First Lego League Robotics tournemts as a jugde for the last couple of years ... the creativity of children is amazing ...

  Another area of my interest is the history and relevance of concert music; most probably will develop an introductory explorative-collaborative-handson music history course for children on the OLPC ...

Ubuntu Specific participation & modest contribution :

 * Presented "Edubuntu: A Linux Distribution for Education" at Computer-using Educators Conference [[http://www.cue.org/handouts/CUE2006/|CUE 2006]] on Mar 11,2006
 * Edgy Eft Ideas (May/June '06)
  * [[https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+spec/comprehensive-coherent-wireless-client|New-Improved Kinder-Gentler Wireless Client Interface Widget]]
  * [[https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+spec/what-do-non-geeks-want|Discussion about the needs of everyday users]]
  * [[https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+spec/ubuntu-on-olpc|Ubuntu for the One Lap Top Per Child Project]]
  * [[https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+spec/easy-to-use-wiki|A user-friendly, P2P-social-tagging-capable Wiki as part of Edgy Eft]]
  * [[https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+spec/sync-from-old-to-new-computer|Sync two (or more) ubuntu installations - data, programs et al]]
  * [[https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+spec/enterprise-management-features|Feature set for managing Ubuntu Installations across a large enterprise]]
  * [[https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+spec/application-aware-firewall|Application Aware Firewall]]
  * [[https://blueprints.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+spec/ubuntu-home-media-server|Ubuntu based media server for home entertainment networks]]

 * Attend the Edgy Summit in Paris, June 19-22, 2006
 * Attended [[http://www.linuxpip.org/ubuconwiki/UbuCon|UbuCon 2006]] at Google. Hosted a BOF on "What do non-geeks want"
 * Will be attending Mountainview Summit next week. Haven't contributed much in terms of code, may be this time. (Didn't make it to MView ;o()

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