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| ||<|7> {{http://www.freeimagehosting.net/uploads/488cb47382.gif}} || {{https://launchpad.net/@@/person}} Name || Silver Fox || || {{https://launchpadlibrarian.net/16121192/gem-sm.png}} Location || [[http://ubuntu.org| United Kingdom]] || || {{https://launchpadlibrarian.net/9608570/ubuntu_emblem.png}} Ubuntu Forums Profile || [[http://ubuntuforums.org/member.php?u=611656| Silver_fox]] || |
/* Table design by Silver Fox (http://www.serial-coder.co.uk/blog) . If you wish to copy this table then please leave this comment in place. Thank you =) */ ||<|8>{{http://i.imgur.com/Yhths.png}}|| {{https://launchpad.net/@@/person}} Name || s.fox || || {{https://launchpadlibrarian.net/16121192/gem-sm.png}} Location || Somewhere || || {{http://www.carillon.org/illu/world.gif}} My Website || [[http://www.serial-coder.co.uk/blog | Serial-Coder]] || || {{https://launchpadlibrarian.net/9608570/ubuntu_emblem.png}} Ubuntu Forums Profile || [[http://ubuntuforums.org/member.php?u=611656| s.fox]] || |
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| === Professionally === | Ubuntu was first introduced to me by a colleague and since then it has become my operating system of choice. From tentative steps I feel that I am now quite confident with it. At home I run Ubuntu 12.04 on my laptop. I also get involved with testing Ubuntu Development Releases from time to time. I have tested Jaunty from beta 2, Lucid from Alpha 2 and Maverick from beta 1. |
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| I'm an IT professional working in the United Kingdom. I have been working as web developer and database administrator in a very small development team of 5. Ubuntu was first introduced to me by a colleague and since then it has become my operating system of choice. | I have ran various gnu/linux operating systems over the years including Fedora, Crunchbang Linux, Zenix, Arch Linux, Debian, Sn0wl1nux and elementaryOS. I would consider my exposure to other operating systems quite broad. |
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| At work I make heavy use of Open Office for producing documents, whilst for coding I make use of Quanta Plus and also gPHPedit. Skype is another program that I have come to rely on in the work place. In recent months I have been making use of a WUBI install of Ubuntu on a work computer. This is an excellent chance to learn more about WUBI installs and with this knowledge/ experience I hope to be able to guide others through the process. |
I have also managed to successfully introduce a few friends to the Ubuntu operating system and now serve as their immediate access to help. Thankfully my call outs have been few and far between, a credit to the overall quality of the operating system. |
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| Socially I try to stay fit and active. I am a keen snooker and pool played and play for my local pub team. Playing Snooker and Pool is my way of relaxing whilst at the same time socializing with friends. I am also a keen cyclist and frequently cycle around the surrounding countryside where I live. As the weather has improved in recent weeks I have found myself going running on a semi regular basis. | Outside of computers I have a few hobbies including fitness, photography and reading. My fitness regime includes running, cycling and yoga. I love taking pictures of the natural world with my camera, I find it relaxing and also at the same time challenging to create that 'perfect shot'. I find it also ties in nicely with my interest in photo editing on my Mac Mini. My interest with books comes and goes but when the interest surfaces it does stay for a while. I usually read fiction, with a focus on sword and sorcery. I also adopted a basement cat. Pictures can be found [[http://serial-coder.co.uk/basement-cat | here]] :) === Professionally === I'm an IT professional working as a web developer and database administrator. I am familiar with several webscripting languages including: HTML, PHP, XML, XSL, Javascript / Ajax, SQL and VB.NET. I am currently trying to learn more Python. I enjoy coding the backend of web information systems more than doing the user interfaces. I like the challenge of creating code that does something useful. At work we make heavy use of opensource technologies for our projects. One of our servers runs Red Hat and a few work stations have 10.10 installs on them. We have also set up up a file server running Fedora 15. I think I am very fortunate to be using these different distributions, in that my knowledge and experience can only be enhanced. This knowledge I use when trying to help others. |
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| === Ubuntu Member === My involvement with the community has granted me the privilege to be awarded Ubuntu membership. I would like to thank all those who I have worked with in making this possible and also those who were kind enough to support my application :) === Ubuntu Membership Board === I hold a seat on the Ubuntu Membership Board. In this position I am responsible for voting on pottential new ubuntu members, valuing contributions from all areas of the community. It is a great honor to be able to do this and I would like to thank those who showed me support when I applied for a vacant seat. === Ubuntu Forums === I am a member of the [[http://www.ubuntuforums.org|Ubuntu Forums ]], where I serve as an administrator. I am the current co-chair with [[https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BodhiZazen | Bodhi Zazen]]. Here is the link to [[http://ubuntuforums.org/member.php?u=611656|My Profile]]. I consider myself active in the support sections of the forum and always like to help where I can. If I see a thread where I can contribute something useful I will definitely post in it. I also help keep the forums running smoothly in my administrator capacity, mainly dealing with spam, thread maintenance and trouble makers. Additionaly as a member of the Forum Council I have the ability to grant Ubuntu Membership to community members who have made sustained contributions on the forum. I have also got involved with writing small scripts that help enhance the moderator user interface and also speed up some of the more tedious moderation processes. I am constantly trying to help my fellow members of the forums staff. I have signed the [[https://launchpad.net/codeofconduct/1.0.1| Ubuntu Code of Conduct]] and can be considered an Ubuntero. === Ubuntu Book 6th Edition === ||{{https://wiki.ubuntu.com/IconsPage?action=AttachFile&do=get&target=picto_help_48.png}}||[[https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MattHelmke|Matthew Helmke]] asked for volunteers in assisting with the 6th edition of the Ubuntu Book. I was more than happy to give my time and energy to this project. My main role was to read through content, checking for technical accuracy as well as readability. The project lasted for approximately 1.5 months and it is something that I had never done before but would like to get involved with again. I had never collaborated remotely as a group on a single working document. It was a lot of fun and I learned a lot from the experience.|| === Ubuntu Community Interviews === I have revived the [[http://serial-coder.co.uk/blog/2011/02/ubuntu-community-interviews/ | Ubuntu Community Interviews]] as [[Joeb454]] no longer has the time do them. I thought it was a shame to let such a popular project die. The bottom line reason for doing these interviews is that everyone has a life beyond the nickname and avatar that we see, and it is interesting to find out a little bit more about the human being behind the screen, the blog, or the reputation. To that end, I am picking up on an idea that was borrowed from an idea originally suggested by forum staff member extraordinaire aysiu, and given legs by K.Mandla,further expanded by [[https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MattHelmke | matthew]] and then finally [[Joeb454]]. I will be asking the same simple series of nine open-ended questions. Interviews I have performed: || {*} [[http://serial-coder.co.uk/blog/2011/02/an-interview-with-system76-cofounder-carl-richell/ |System76]]|| {*} [[http://serial-coder.co.uk/blog/2011/02/an-interview-with-jane-silber/ |Jane Silber]]|| {*} [[http://serial-coder.co.uk/blog/2011/03/an-interview-with-charlesa/ |CharlesA]]|| {*} [[http://serial-coder.co.uk/blog/2011/04/an-interview-with-resident-troll/ |Resident Troll]] || || {*} [[http://serial-coder.co.uk/blog/2011/04/an-interview-with-starcraft-man/ |Starcraft.Man]]|| {*} [[http://serial-coder.co.uk/blog/2011/05/an-interview-with-matthew-east/ |Matthew East]]|| {*} [[http://serial-coder.co.uk/blog/2011/06/an-interview-with-alan-bell/ |Alan Bell]]|| {*} [[http://serial-coder.co.uk/blog/2011/08/an-interview-with-em/ |Em]]|| || {*} [[http://serial-coder.co.uk/blog/2011/08/an-interview-with-ubudog/ |Ubudog]]|| {*} [[http://serial-coder.co.uk/blog/2011/10/an-interview-with-rubi1200/ |Rubi1200]]|| {*} [[http://serial-coder.co.uk/blog/2012/01/an-interview-with-quackers/ |Quackers]]|| {*} [[http://serial-coder.co.uk/blog/2012/02/an-interview-with-balloons/ |Balloons]]|| || {*} [[http://serial-coder.co.uk/blog/2012/03/an-interview-with-lovinglinux/ |lovinglinux]]|| {*} [[http://serial-coder.co.uk/blog/2012/04/an-interview-with-coffeecat/ |Coffeecat]]|| {*} [[http://serial-coder.co.uk/blog/2012/05/an-interview-with-nothingspecial/ |Nothingspecial]]|| {*} [[http://www.serial-coder.co.uk/blog/404.html |Coming Soon]]|| === Ubuntu Accomplishments Project === ||{{http://i.imgur.com/NMhIK.png}}||I have been trying to get involved with writing code for an Ubuntu project this year. I read with great interest about [[https://wiki.ubuntu.com/JonoBacon |Jonos]] [[http://www.jonobacon.org/2011/10/25/ubuntu-accomplishments-system-spec/ |project]] and decided to get stuck in :) I am fairly new to getting involved with development, but that has not phased me at all. I have found the atmosphere very welcoming and the patience amazing by the groups members. Without their support I do not think I could have got very far. So far I have written several Ubuntu Accomplishments, but others are in the pipeline.|| === Internet Relay Chat === My registered IRC nickname is s-fox. I am looking forward to getting to know the Ubuntu community members better through this medium. I am usually present in the following channels: || {*} #ubuntuforums || {*} #ubuntu-beginners || {*} #ubuntu-beginners-council || || {*} #ubuntu-uk || {*} ##club-ubuntu || {*} #ubuntu-women || || {*} #ubuntu-community-team || {*} #ubuntu-accomplishments || Please feel free to say hello. |
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| I am a member of the [[https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BeginnersTeam/|Beginners Team ]] and I feel a sense of pride to be associated with it. Being a member of this team will allow me to enhance my Ubuntu education, while at the same time help others with their problems. It is also a perfect opportunity to socialise with the community and get to know individuals better. ==== My Padawan ==== I have taken up the role as Master to prospective Beginners Team members. In this role I seek to guide them in their membership application and also to introduce them to the team. Forming bonds early on with the padawan can only help our interactions with one another in the future. It has been my pleasure to take the following on as padawan: [[https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DiegoTurcios | Diego Turcios]] |
I am a member of the [[https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BeginnersTeam/|Beginners Team ]]. Being a member of this team has allowed me to enhance my Ubuntu education, whilst at the same time help others with their problems. It has also been a perfect opportunity to socialize with the community and get to know individuals better. |
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| ==== Young New Users Focus Group ==== | ===== Ubuntu Beginners Team Council ===== |
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| I have been made joint lead of the [[https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BeginnersTeam/FocusGroups/YNU|Young New Users ]] Focus Group. Its purpose is to help young new users integrate with the beginners team and by extension the ubuntu community. The focus group is designed to be approachable for any help by this group and to encourage young users to respect the [[https://launchpad.net/codeofconduct/1.0.1| Ubuntu Code of Conduct]]. | I am a member of the [[https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-beginners-council|Ubuntu Beginners Council]], elected by the [[https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BeginnersTeam/|Ubuntu Beginners Team]]. In this role I look to take the entire team forward, making decisions that are for the benefit to all concerned. I am also expected to help resolve internal conflict within the team, if the need arises. |
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| ==== IRC Focus Group ==== | ===== IRC Focus Group ===== |
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| I am joint lead of the [[https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BeginnersTeam/FocusGroups/IRC | IRC Focus Group ]]. My reason for joining this group is twofold. Primarily I joined this group in order to help users in a real time environment compared to the delay in responses associated with forum assistance. My secondary reason for joining this group was to revive its original purpose of being a support channel, as it had become inactive. I also feel that helping others over irc is also a good way to build relationships with community members. | I am lead of the [[https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BeginnersTeam/FocusGroups/IRC | IRC Focus Group ]]. My reason for joining this group was twofold. Primarily I joined this group in order to help users in a real time environment compared to the delay in responses associated with forum assistance. My secondary reason for joining this group was to revive its original purpose of being a support channel, as it had become inactive. I also feel that helping others over IRC is also a good way to build relationships with community members. |
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| ==== Wiki Focus Group ==== | ===== Wiki Focus Group ===== |
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| I have joined this focus group in order to do more for the community. I eagerly await to get more involved with this group and am looking forward to the start of the Summer of Documentation 2009. Currently I am getting more familiar with the way this group operates. ===== Pages Worked On ===== |
I joined this focus group in order to do more for the community. |
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| ||<tablestyle="" style="border: none;"> '''o''' [[https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Glossary | Glossary of Terms]] ||<tablestyle="" style="border: none;"> '''o''' [[https://help.ubuntu.com/community/HowToGetHelp | How To Get Help]] || ||<tablestyle="" style="border: none;"> '''o''' [[https://help.ubuntu.com/community/USB | USB]] ||<tablestyle="" style="border: none;"> '''o''' [[https://help.ubuntu.com/community/TheGIMP | The GIMP]]|| ||<tablestyle="" style="border: none;"> '''o''' [[https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SoftwareManagement | Software Management]] || |
|| {*} [[https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Glossary | Glossary of Terms]] || {*} [[https://help.ubuntu.com/community/HowToGetHelp | How To Get Help]] || {*} [[https://help.ubuntu.com/community/USB | USB]] || || {*} [[https://help.ubuntu.com/community/TheGIMP | The GIMP]]|| {*} [[https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SoftwareManagement | Software Management]] || {*} [[https://help.ubuntu.com/community/VNC | VNC]]|| |
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| === Ubuntu Forums === | == Zenix == |
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| I am a member of the [[http://www.ubuntuforums.org|Ubuntu Forums ]]. Here is the link to [[http://ubuntuforums.org/member.php?u=611656|My Profile]]. I consider myself active in the support sections of the forum and always like to help where I can. I tend to post in the [[http://ubuntuforums.org/forumdisplay.php?f=39|Programming Talk]] forum but I do also try to help out where I can in the [[http://ubuntuforums.org/forumdisplay.php?f=326|Absolute Beginner Talk]] and also [[http://ubuntuforums.org/forumdisplay.php?f=331|General Help]] forums. If I see a thread where I can contribute something useful I will definitely post in it. I have also signed the [[https://launchpad.net/codeofconduct/1.0.1| Ubuntu Code of Conduct]] and can be considered an Ubuntero. | ||{{http://i.imgur.com/mfEPG.png}}||[[http://zenix-os.net/ | Zenix]] was an Ubuntu re-spin with links to Buddhism that was conceived by [[https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BodhiZazen | Bodhi Zazen]]. I was involved in this project mainly through taking on the lead role in the development of its [[http://zenix-os.net/ | website]] as others were not able to continue with it. I hosted a set of iso's on my server and act as a mirror for downloads. Zenix also has a [[http://forums.zenix-os.net | forum]] where I served (and still continue to do so) as an administrator. The project underwent a radical change, which saw it move from Ubuntu to Debian. I have been involved with the softer aspects of the development, such as how it looks. I have contributed artwork for this release, as well as testing the release during its many development stages. Here are some examples of my artwork for the [[http://i.imgur.com/iwjWj.png|bootsplash]] and [[http://i.imgur.com/nWrN5.png|installer]]. I also got involved giving the Zenix website a major overhaul, both the website itself and also its forum. The new site is live and can be viewed [[http://zenix-os.net/ | here]]|| |
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| ==== Unanswered Posts Team ==== | == Gnome-Look == |
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| I am not a member of this team at present. I believe that I could contribute to this team as I have a diverse skill/knowledge base and that may be of benefit to others. | I have an account on [[http://www.gnome-look.org |gnome-look]], it can be seen [[http://gnome-look.org/usermanager/search.php?username=SilverFox | here]]. I like to do photo editing as a hobby. I am attempting to combine my interest in photography with something to do with the community. To this end I am in the process of uploading some of my pictures and photographs as wallpapers for people to use. Some thumbnails are listed below: |
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| '''Update''' I have applied to join this group over two months ago, but my request has still not been processed as of yet. I remain hopeful that others will not go through this experience and also that my application is eventually seen to. |
||<style="background:#592441;color:#FFFFFF;text-align: center;">A Peaceful Place||<style="background:#592441;color:#FFFFFF; text-align: center;">Looking Down||<style="background:#592441;color:#FFFFFF; text-align: center;">Ladybug||<style="background:#592441;color:#FFFFFF; text-align: center;">Blue Fractal||<style="background:#592441;color:#FFFFFF; text-align: center;">Sky Blue Wisp||<style="background:#592441;color:#FFFFFF; text-align: center;">The Bridge|| ||<style="text-align: center;">[[http://gnome-look.org/content/show.php/A+peaceful+place?content=127192 | {{http://gnome-look.org/CONTENT/content-m1/m127192-1.png}}]] ||<style="text-align: center;">[[http://gnome-look.org/content/show.php/Looking+Down?content=137346 | {{http://gnome-look.org/CONTENT/content-m1/m137346-1.png}}]] ||<style="text-align: center;">[[http://GNOME-Look.org/content/show.php?content=142209 | {{http://i.imgur.com/6rHTh.png}}]] ||<style="text-align: center;">[[http://serial-coder.co.uk/gnome-look/images/fractal1.png | {{http://i.imgur.com/aOsex.png}}]] ||<style="text-align: center;">[[http://serial-coder.co.uk/gnome-look/images/flameWire1.png | {{http://i.imgur.com/ZStuZ.png}}]] ||<style="text-align: center;">[[http://serial-coder.co.uk/gnome-look/images/theBridge.JPG | {{http://serial-coder.co.uk/gnome-look/images/theBridgeSmall.jpg}}]] || |
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| '''Update 2''' | == Objectives for 2011-2012 == |
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| It appears that the team is undergoing leadership reorganisation. In the last Beginners Team meeting a merger with the Beginners Team to form a new Focus Group. If this merger does take place then I shall join the focus group and also help with integration in any way I can. |
{*} Continue contributing to [[http://www.gnome-look.org | Gnome Look]] {{http://i.imgur.com/VLeuq.gif}} |
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| === UK Local Community Team === | {*} Keep up my activity levels as a [[http://ubuntuforums.org/member.php?u=611656 | Ubuntu Forum Staff]] {{http://i.imgur.com/SXnEd.png}} |
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| I am a member of [[http://ubuntu-uk.org/|UK Loco Team ]]. It is nice to be able to meet and help fellow Ubuntu users in my own country. I look forward to getting more involved on the Ubuntu scene via this team. | {*} Continue to keep the Ubuntu Community Interviews going on my [[http://www.serial-coder.co.uk/blog | blog]] {{http://i.imgur.com/SXnEd.png}} |
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| === Internet Relay Chat === | {*} Finish the new Zenix website {{http://i.imgur.com/SXnEd.png}} |
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| My registered IRC nickname is Silver_Fox_. I am looking forward to getting to know the Ubuntu community members better through this medium. I am usually present in the following channels: | == Objectives for 2012-2013 == |
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| 1. #ubuntuforums 2. #ubuntu-beginners 3. #ubuntu-beginners-YNU 4. #ubuntu-beginners-help 5. #ubuntu-uk |
{*} Keep up my activity levels as a [[http://ubuntuforums.org/member.php?u=611656 | Ubuntu Forums Administrator]] {{http://i.imgur.com/SXnEd.png}} |
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| Please feel free to say hello. == Linux User Group (LUG) == I am trying to become more active on the Linux scene and this seems to be a sensible move for me to make. There are 2 different LUG's near to me and I plan to attend both sets of meetings next month. Once I have done that I will pick which one I liked the most and continue to attend. At the moment I am on a fact finding mission and trying to learn as much as possible about the two LUGs I am close to. == Goals For The Future == 1. Continue to contribute to the [[https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ |Community Docs]]. 2. Become an Ubuntu Member 3. Decide which LUG to join |
{*} Start getting involved with development projects in the community {{http://i.imgur.com/SXnEd.png}} |
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| Since Silver_Fox's induction to the team, I have had the utmost pleasure in collaborating in several areas of the Ubuntu Beginners Team. Silver_Fox has taken up administrative roles next to me in the realm of IRC administration, and kick-started many initiatives regarding policy, moderation and activity. Silver_Fox is also helping me with the development of a team-wide web application that will be used to integrate the Ubuntu Beginners Team even further. These efforts mark an extraordinary dedication past the average member. Silver_Fox's work with the UBT alone is not only noteworthy, but exemplary. Please consider Silver_Fox's application favourably. | Please select the appropriate section below to view / add testimonials. :) |
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About Me
Ubuntu was first introduced to me by a colleague and since then it has become my operating system of choice. From tentative steps I feel that I am now quite confident with it. At home I run Ubuntu 12.04 on my laptop. I also get involved with testing Ubuntu Development Releases from time to time. I have tested Jaunty from beta 2, Lucid from Alpha 2 and Maverick from beta 1.
I have ran various gnu/linux operating systems over the years including Fedora, Crunchbang Linux, Zenix, Arch Linux, Debian, Sn0wl1nux and elementaryOS. I would consider my exposure to other operating systems quite broad.
I have also managed to successfully introduce a few friends to the Ubuntu operating system and now serve as their immediate access to help. Thankfully my call outs have been few and far between, a credit to the overall quality of the operating system.
Socially
Outside of computers I have a few hobbies including fitness, photography and reading. My fitness regime includes running, cycling and yoga. I love taking pictures of the natural world with my camera, I find it relaxing and also at the same time challenging to create that 'perfect shot'. I find it also ties in nicely with my interest in photo editing on my Mac Mini. My interest with books comes and goes but when the interest surfaces it does stay for a while. I usually read fiction, with a focus on sword and sorcery. I also adopted a basement cat. Pictures can be found here 
Professionally
I'm an IT professional working as a web developer and database administrator. I am familiar with several webscripting languages including: HTML, PHP, XML, XSL, Javascript / Ajax, SQL and VB.NET. I am currently trying to learn more Python. I enjoy coding the backend of web information systems more than doing the user interfaces. I like the challenge of creating code that does something useful.
At work we make heavy use of opensource technologies for our projects. One of our servers runs Red Hat and a few work stations have 10.10 installs on them. We have also set up up a file server running Fedora 15. I think I am very fortunate to be using these different distributions, in that my knowledge and experience can only be enhanced. This knowledge I use when trying to help others.
Ubuntu Participation
Ubuntu Member
My involvement with the community has granted me the privilege to be awarded Ubuntu membership. I would like to thank all those who I have worked with in making this possible and also those who were kind enough to support my application
Ubuntu Membership Board
I hold a seat on the Ubuntu Membership Board. In this position I am responsible for voting on pottential new ubuntu members, valuing contributions from all areas of the community. It is a great honor to be able to do this and I would like to thank those who showed me support when I applied for a vacant seat.
Ubuntu Forums
I am a member of the Ubuntu Forums, where I serve as an administrator. I am the current co-chair with Bodhi Zazen. Here is the link to My Profile. I consider myself active in the support sections of the forum and always like to help where I can. If I see a thread where I can contribute something useful I will definitely post in it.
I also help keep the forums running smoothly in my administrator capacity, mainly dealing with spam, thread maintenance and trouble makers. Additionaly as a member of the Forum Council I have the ability to grant Ubuntu Membership to community members who have made sustained contributions on the forum. I have also got involved with writing small scripts that help enhance the moderator user interface and also speed up some of the more tedious moderation processes. I am constantly trying to help my fellow members of the forums staff.
I have signed the Ubuntu Code of Conduct and can be considered an Ubuntero.
Ubuntu Book 6th Edition
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Matthew Helmke asked for volunteers in assisting with the 6th edition of the Ubuntu Book. I was more than happy to give my time and energy to this project. My main role was to read through content, checking for technical accuracy as well as readability. The project lasted for approximately 1.5 months and it is something that I had never done before but would like to get involved with again. I had never collaborated remotely as a group on a single working document. It was a lot of fun and I learned a lot from the experience. |
Ubuntu Community Interviews
I have revived the Ubuntu Community Interviews as Joeb454 no longer has the time do them. I thought it was a shame to let such a popular project die.
The bottom line reason for doing these interviews is that everyone has a life beyond the nickname and avatar that we see, and it is interesting to find out a little bit more about the human being behind the screen, the blog, or the reputation. To that end, I am picking up on an idea that was borrowed from an idea originally suggested by forum staff member extraordinaire aysiu, and given legs by K.Mandla,further expanded by matthew and then finally Joeb454. I will be asking the same simple series of nine open-ended questions.
Interviews I have performed:
Ubuntu Accomplishments Project
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Internet Relay Chat
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Please feel free to say hello.
Beginners Team
I am a member of the Beginners Team. Being a member of this team has allowed me to enhance my Ubuntu education, whilst at the same time help others with their problems. It has also been a perfect opportunity to socialize with the community and get to know individuals better.
Ubuntu Beginners Team Council
I am a member of the Ubuntu Beginners Council, elected by the Ubuntu Beginners Team. In this role I look to take the entire team forward, making decisions that are for the benefit to all concerned. I am also expected to help resolve internal conflict within the team, if the need arises.
IRC Focus Group
I am lead of the IRC Focus Group. My reason for joining this group was twofold. Primarily I joined this group in order to help users in a real time environment compared to the delay in responses associated with forum assistance. My secondary reason for joining this group was to revive its original purpose of being a support channel, as it had become inactive. I also feel that helping others over IRC is also a good way to build relationships with community members.
Wiki Focus Group
I joined this focus group in order to do more for the community.
A list of pages that I have worked on:
Zenix
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Zenix was an Ubuntu re-spin with links to Buddhism that was conceived by Bodhi Zazen. I was involved in this project mainly through taking on the lead role in the development of its website as others were not able to continue with it. I hosted a set of iso's on my server and act as a mirror for downloads. Zenix also has a forum where I served (and still continue to do so) as an administrator. The project underwent a radical change, which saw it move from Ubuntu to Debian. I have been involved with the softer aspects of the development, such as how it looks. I have contributed artwork for this release, as well as testing the release during its many development stages. Here are some examples of my artwork for the bootsplash and installer. I also got involved giving the Zenix website a major overhaul, both the website itself and also its forum. The new site is live and can be viewed here |
Gnome-Look
I have an account on gnome-look, it can be seen here. I like to do photo editing as a hobby. I am attempting to combine my interest in photography with something to do with the community. To this end I am in the process of uploading some of my pictures and photographs as wallpapers for people to use. Some thumbnails are listed below:
A Peaceful Place |
Looking Down |
Ladybug |
Blue Fractal |
Sky Blue Wisp |
The Bridge |
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Objectives for 2011-2012
Continue contributing to Gnome Look 
Keep up my activity levels as a Ubuntu Forum Staff 
Continue to keep the Ubuntu Community Interviews going on my blog
Finish the new Zenix website
Objectives for 2012-2013
Keep up my activity levels as a Ubuntu Forums Administrator
Continue to keep the Ubuntu Community Interviews going on my blog
Start getting involved with development projects in the community
Testimonials
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Silver_Fox (last edited 2013-11-30 21:44:52 by 027f48e8)