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I'm jpatrick. I'm just some 16 year old British guy from London that's currently living in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Girona Girona]. I've been using Linux since around Kubuntu's first release. I'm Jonathan Patrick ([http://launchpad.net/~jpatrick jpatrick]) Davies. I'm just some 16 year old British guy from London that's currently living in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Girona Girona]. Been a Linux user for more than two years - since Kubuntu Hoary, after a few weeks using it I got bored and joined the developer channel to help out with the project.
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I am an "elite" Kubuntu developer and a ["MOTU"] (focused on [:MOTU/Teams/Kubuntu:KDE] matters). I am an "elite" Kubuntu developer and a ["MOTU"] (focused on [:MOTU/Teams/Kubuntu:KDE] matters). Logically, I mostly help out with making KDE packages rock! A complete list of packages can be found at my [http://launchpad.net/~jpatrick/+packages Launchpad package page].
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== My Contributions == == Forums/IRC ==
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Member of the [https://launchpad.net/people/kubuntu-team Kubuntu Team] (since August 2005), owner of the [https://launchpad.net/people/kubuntu-es Kubuntu España team] and member of the [https://launchpad.net/people/unp New User Network], the [https://launchpad.net/people/ubuntu-l10n-en-gb Ubuntu UK English Translator team] and [http://launchpad.net/people/motu MOTU]. Most of my work is Kubuntu-related. I'm a global moderator at the [http://www.kubuntuforums.net Kubuntu Forums] and an IRC operator on several channels. I also am the maintainer for the #kubuntu-es IRC channel.
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=== Packages === == Spanish LoCo work ==
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Here are some of the packages I've done and am working on.
A list more up-to-date list of uploads and maintained packages can be found [https://launchpad.net/people/jpatrick/+packages here].
=== Kubuntu-es.org ===
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'''Dapper Drake''' I'm currently a co-admin of the [http://wwww.kubuntu-es.org kubuntu-es.org] website - the Spanish portal for Kubuntu. I also maintain close contact with the ubuntu-es.org crew.
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 * [http://packages.ubuntu.com/dapper/kde/ksplash-engine-moodin ksplash-engine-moodin] ([http://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/dapper-changes/2005-November/001235.html dapper-changes]) - Fading KDE splash screen engine - first package I properly made. It's in the Kubuntu Seeds (shipping with the next release) and here's it's [:MainInclusionReportKSplashMoodin:Main Inclusion Report] I wrote on it. === Botijo ===
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 * [http://packages.ubuntu.com/dapper/x11/kxdocker kxdocker] ([http://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/dapper-changes/2005-December/002824.html dapper-changes]) - innovative docker for KDE that is like Mac OSX Docker. - Merged with Debian which is in ["MOTU/Packages/Merging"]. I maintain the Ubuntu-es LoCo bot "[http://doc.ubuntu-es.org botijo]".
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 * [http://packages.ubuntu.com/dapper/utils/kmymoney2 kmymoney2] - ([http://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/dapper-changes/2006-January/004012.html dapper-changes]) - finance manager for KDE. == Ubuntu Youth ==
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 * YaKuake - I repackaged this and hacked the source code to fix [https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+source/yakuake/+bug/3209 Malone #3209]. Trying to get new young blood into the project.
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 * smb4k - ([https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/dapper-changes/2006-January/004919.html dapper-changes]) - A Samba (SMB) share advanced browser for KDE. == Misc. ==
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 * [http://revu.tauware.de/details.py?upid=1281 kcontrol-kdmtheme] - (dapper-changes) - a theme manager for KDM.

 * [http://revu.tauware.de/details.py?upid=1013 styleclock] - (["REVU"]) - themeable replacement for KDE's clock applet.

I take time to review other people's packages and I hope to do many more in the future.

=== l10n ===

I do many [https://launchpad.net/people/jpatrick/+translations translations and suggestions at Rosetta], and am part of the official [https://launchpad.net/people/ubuntu-l10n-en-gb/ Ubuntu English (United Kingdom) Translators team]

As my language skills improve I'll start work on translating things into [https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/dapper/+lang/ca Catalan] and [https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/dapper/+lang/es Spanish].

=== Bug tracking ===

I hang around Launchpad and Bugzilla and go though the bugs [https://launchpad.net/people/kubuntu-team/+assignedbugs assigned to Kubuntu] marking duplicates and fixed bugs.

=== Support ===

Member of the [https://launchpad.net/people/unp New User Network] - I give help to users on IRC (#kubuntu, #kubuntu-es (Am an operator on both channels)) and on the [http://kubuntuforums.net Kubuntu Forums], where I'm in the moderator team. ([http://kubuntuforums.net/forums/index.php?action=profile;u=35 Forum profile]) and I sometimes write emails to the kubuntu-users list.

You can also find me on the forums at kubuntu-es.org and on IRC.

=== Documentation ===

I am currently working on the [:UbuntuPackagingGuide:Ubuntu Packaging Guide] and [:DocumentationTeam/KubuntuDesktopGuide:Kubuntu Desktop Guide].

=== Wiki ===

I've been added a few things to the [:KubuntuPackagingGuide:Kubuntu packaging guide] page over time.

I also write the minutes for Kubuntu's meetings which can be found at the [:Kubuntu/Meetings/Minutes:Kubuntu meetings minutes] page.

=== Sites ===

I'm currently a co-admin of the [http://wwww.kubuntu-es.org kubuntu-es.org] website - the Spanish portal for Kubuntu.
I write up the Kubuntu Meeting Minutes in LaTeX, they can be found [http://people.ubuntuwire.com/~jpatrick/minutes/ here]. And the tutorials days are slowing getting [http://people.ubuntuwire.com/~jpatrick/tutorials/ that treatment] too
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'''IRC''': jpatrick on Freenode (Several channals) '''IRC''': jpatrick on Freenode (Several channels)
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'''Launchpad page''': https://launchpad.net/people/jpatrick/
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'''Launchpad page''': https://launchpad.net/~jpatrick

I'm Jonathan Patrick ([http://launchpad.net/~jpatrick jpatrick]) Davies. I'm just some 16 year old British guy from London that's currently living in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Girona Girona]. Been a Linux user for more than two years - since Kubuntu Hoary, after a few weeks using it I got bored and joined the developer channel to help out with the project.

I know a bit of programming in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cpp C++] (tiny bit of Qt/KDE programming) and my other favourite language is [http://www.python.org Python].

I am an "elite" Kubuntu developer and a ["MOTU"] (focused on [:MOTU/Teams/Kubuntu:KDE] matters). Logically, I mostly help out with making KDE packages rock! A complete list of packages can be found at my [http://launchpad.net/~jpatrick/+packages Launchpad package page].

Forums/IRC

I'm a global moderator at the [http://www.kubuntuforums.net Kubuntu Forums] and an IRC operator on several channels. I also am the maintainer for the #kubuntu-es IRC channel.

Spanish LoCo work

Kubuntu-es.org

I'm currently a co-admin of the [http://wwww.kubuntu-es.org kubuntu-es.org] website - the Spanish portal for Kubuntu. I also maintain close contact with the ubuntu-es.org crew.

Botijo

I maintain the Ubuntu-es LoCo bot "[http://doc.ubuntu-es.org botijo]".

Ubuntu Youth

Trying to get new young blood into the project.

Misc.

I write up the Kubuntu Meeting Minutes in LaTeX, they can be found [http://people.ubuntuwire.com/~jpatrick/minutes/ here]. And the tutorials days are slowing getting [http://people.ubuntuwire.com/~jpatrick/tutorials/ that treatment] too

Contact Details

Name: Jonathan Patrick Davies

Location: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Girona Girona], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catalonia Catalonia], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain Spain].

IRC: jpatrick on Freenode (Several channels)

Launchpad page: https://launchpad.net/~jpatrick

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