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Contact Info

Email:

MailTo(oldsoldier AT SPAMFREE gmail DOT com)

OpenPGP key:

1024D/19B4CF71

IRC:

Old_Soldier on irc.freenode.net

Ubuntu Community Forums

[http://ubuntuforums.org/member.php?u=487991 Oldsoldier2003]

Launchpad

[https://launchpad.net/~oldsoldier-gmail Old_Soldier]

About Me

I am a retired soldier and long time Debian user. My first experiences with Debian date back to 1997 when I decided to switch from Slackware to Debian for the purpose of hosting a Palace Chat server.

During that time frame I was the network administrator for a .mil network in Germany and ran the help desk for a 300 seat network located in 4 separate physical locations.

Ubuntu Community Involvement

Currently I am an active member of the Ubuntu Forums Beginners Team and Unanswered Posts Team. I am also active in the Launchpad Beginner Team for Ubuntu.

I am a member of the [https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-doc-students Ubuntu Documentation Students Team] and am currently working to improve the quality of Ubuntu's help system and Community Wiki Pages.

My current interests are in developing a rescue Live CD with internet access and a help system that will allow unskilled beginners to recover their systems from common "catastrophic" failures without inflicting further damage to their systems.

Goals for my involvement in the Ubuntu community

My goals in the Ubuntu Community revolve around helping new users thrive. The transition from Windows to Ubuntu can be bewildering and dumbfounding to many.

By improving the documentation and providing friendly and educational support on the Ubuntu Community Forums (UCF), I hope to make the switch to Ubuntu easier and less stressful for new users.

My current goals are:

  • Become a contributing member of the Documentation Team
    • Become a Ubuntu Documentation Committer
  • Learn about packaging and contribute in some fashion to Masters of the Universe (MOTU) Team
  • Continue to provide friendly and educational support on the UCF
  • Contribute to the current development release of Ubuntu through testing and bug reporting
  • Become a Ubuntu Member

Contributions

Forum Community

Local Community

  • I am currently investigating the chance to convert a local non-profit domestic violence shelter from Microsoft Windows to Ubuntu 8.04 LTS Desktop Edition. They are interested in lowering the TCO of their computer systems through removal of licensing costs.
  • I am currently working on a proposal to convert the local Boys and Girls Club from Microsoft Windows to Ubuntu 8.04 LTS Server and Desktop Editions. They seem interested in Edubuntu and LTSP, but are under funded.
    • I am investigating the procedure to gain funding from the United Way to finance additional hardware to set up LTSP for the computer lab.

IRC Channels

  • I participate in IRC regularly on irc.freenode.net as Old_Soldier
    • #ubuntuforums-beginners
    • #ubuntuforums-unanswered
    • #ubuntu-doc
    • #ubuntu-bugs
    • ##beginners-help

Launchpad

Ubuntu Documentation

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