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I've been using Linux since 1998, starting with Red Hat. I quickly moved to Debian for a long time, then to Ubuntu during the WartyWarthog release. My local LUG is the Townsville Linux Users Group, for which I administer both the website and Freenode irc channel (#tlug) voluntary. I am also a member of Linux Australia. In the past I have also done a little bit of writing for the KDE Documentation Team and even won prizes for it! I've been using Linux since 1998, starting with Red Hat. I quickly moved to Debian for a long time, then to Ubuntu during the WartyWarthog release. My local LUG is the Townsville Linux Users Group, for which I administer both the website and Freenode irc channel (#tlug) voluntary and I am also a member of Linux Australia. In the past I have also done a little bit of writing for the KDE Documentation Team and even won prizes for it!

== My Interest in Ubuntu ==

I am a member of the Ubuntu DocumentationTeam and currently the maintainer/author of the [http://help.ubuntu.com/starterguide/C/index.html Ubuntu Starter Guide]. I am interested in writing top quality documentation for the Ubuntu Linux operating system that rivals or bests any other documentation available elsewhere.
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I am an active member of the Ubuntu DocumentationTeam and lead maintainer of the Ubuntu/Kubuntu FAQ Guides. The Ubuntu FAQ Guide will be released with BreezyBadger as the default document in Yelp, the GNOME Help Viewer (under System->Help). You can check out the Ubuntu FAQ Guide (also known as the Starter Guide) at: I am the maintainer/author of the Ubuntu Starter Guide that was released with BreezyBadger and available via Yelp in every Ubuntu BreezyBadger installation. Based off ubuntuguide.org, the [http://help.ubuntu.com/starterguide/C/index.html Ubuntu Starter Guide] aims to address several key criticisms whist being technically correct and open to the Ubuntu community. I also help maintain other documents in the DocumentationTeam subversion repository and help out new contributors to Ubuntu documentation.
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 * http://help.ubuntu.com/ For DapperDrake the DocumentationTeam has decided to split the Ubuntu Starter Guide into the Ubuntu Desktop Starter Guide and the Ubuntu Server Starter Guide. I am also currently working to plan out the direction of these two new documents, see DesktopStarterGuideSpec for more details.
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Much of the FAQ Guide was rewritten by myself with the main aim of fixing all the criticisms of UbuntuGuide.org. More information is available at DocteamProjects, [https://wiki.ubuntu.com/FAQGuide FAQGuide] and [https://wiki.ubuntu.com/FAQGuideReSpec FAQGuideReSpec].

When I see a need I also write howtos and post them to the Ubuntu Wiki, as well as edit things I think need changing. Some examples of my work include:		 I also help out the WikiTeam by writing new guides or editing things I think need changing on the Ubuntu wiki. Some examples of my wiki-related work where I have contributed significantly include:
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I've also contributed the to the following: Other non-documentation things I have contributed to the Ubuntu community include:
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== Future Plans ==
 
 * Continute to maintain the Ubuntu FAQ Guide (Starter Guide)
 * Contribute/help maintain the Kubuntu FAQ Guide
 * Xubuntu documentation/FAQ Guide 		 * Helping out in the #ubuntu IRC channel on Freenode
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 * [http://rate.affero.net/leobert Affero] - Want to thank me? Consider donating to various free software organisations on my behalf!  * [http://rate.affero.net/leobert Affero] - Want to thank me? Consider donating to various free software organizations on my behalf!

About Me

I've been using Linux since 1998, starting with Red Hat. I quickly moved to Debian for a long time, then to Ubuntu during the WartyWarthog release. My local LUG is the Townsville Linux Users Group, for which I administer both the website and Freenode irc channel (#tlug) voluntary and I am also a member of Linux Australia. In the past I have also done a little bit of writing for the KDE Documentation Team and even won prizes for it!

My Interest in Ubuntu

I am a member of the Ubuntu DocumentationTeam and currently the maintainer/author of the [http://help.ubuntu.com/starterguide/C/index.html Ubuntu Starter Guide]. I am interested in writing top quality documentation for the Ubuntu Linux operating system that rivals or bests any other documentation available elsewhere.

How Have I Contributed to Ubuntu?

I am the maintainer/author of the Ubuntu Starter Guide that was released with BreezyBadger and available via Yelp in every Ubuntu BreezyBadger installation. Based off ubuntuguide.org, the [http://help.ubuntu.com/starterguide/C/index.html Ubuntu Starter Guide] aims to address several key criticisms whist being technically correct and open to the Ubuntu community. I also help maintain other documents in the DocumentationTeam subversion repository and help out new contributors to Ubuntu documentation.

For DapperDrake the DocumentationTeam has decided to split the Ubuntu Starter Guide into the Ubuntu Desktop Starter Guide and the Ubuntu Server Starter Guide. I am also currently working to plan out the direction of these two new documents, see DesktopStarterGuideSpec for more details.

I also help out the WikiTeam by writing new guides or editing things I think need changing on the Ubuntu wiki. Some examples of my wiki-related work where I have contributed significantly include:

Other non-documentation things I have contributed to the Ubuntu community include:

How To Contact Me

rob^ on irc.freenode.net, find me on #ubuntu-doc, #ubuntu, #tlug

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