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I've been an Ubuntu user, promoter, contributor and distributor since the first release, on servers and desktops, for myself and several non-profit organizations.

Contact

• Launchpad: https://launchpad.net/~nealmcb/

• Web: http://mcburnett.org/neal/

• Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Nealmcb

Ubuntu timeline

• 2004: Try out Ubuntu warty and publicize the ubuntu ethic to three local non-profit organizations

• 2005: Switch to Ubuntu full time, and switch [http://kgnu.org local community radio station KGNU] from Redhat and Debian to Ubuntu. Help the [http://bcn.boulder.co.us Boulder Community Network] switch from Solaris to Ubuntu. Distribute a few dozen CDs.

• 2006: Become an Ubuntero and file some bug reports. Help JoeyStanford start the ColoradoTeam. Write the [https://blueprints.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+spec/identity-selector identity-selector] spec and comment on various other specs. Participate remotely in UbuntuDeveloperSummitMountainView

• 2007: VOIP-in to ["UDS-Sevilla"]. Contribute to various LoCo-related wiki pages. Participate in UbuntuOpenWeek

Plan:

I'm now working on an Ubucon for Colorado, and beginning to get my feet wet with code contributions via bzr and Launchpad. I'd like to use my enterprise Linux/Solaris experience from Internet2 and Bell Labs to contribute to the NetworkAuthentication efforts.

Member of

• ColoradoTeam

• [https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-loco-enthusiasts Ubuntu LoCo Enthusiasts]

• [https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-directory Ubuntu Directory Services]

• [https://launchpad.net/~launchpad-beta-testers Launchpad Beta Testers]

• [https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-l10n-eo Ubuntu Esperanto Translation Team]

Background

I'm also co-founder in 1993 of the Boulder Community Network http://bcn.boulder.co.us, active with the IETF since 1995, and a consultant on computer security and web sites. I'm working on middleware for http://internet2.edu, after a career at http://bell-labs.com/ Bell Labs. I've been an IT professional since 1973, used Unix/BSD/UTS/Solaris/Linux since 1977, and have never had Windoze on my desktop I speak English, Esperanto, and a bit of Spanish.

See my [http://mcburnett.org/neal/ home page] for lots more details.

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