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Ubuntu-Arizona LoCo Team - The Hottest LoCo on Earth!

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About

Hello all,

I go by Scott and don't use the leading J in day to day conversation. I'm a 48 year old computer enthusiast. Being raised in a military family and living all around the world taught me a few things; be disciplined, be ready for things to change rapidly, remain calm and don't worry so much. Well, after spending a decade trying MSFT and several flavors of *NIX, someone handed me an Ubuntu disk. This was sometime in '06. The installation was the easiest I had ever been through. Then I started finding out how much support and documentation was available. I haven't looked back. Since then I've tried Kubuntu, Ubuntu, and Xubuntu. Right now I run Ubuntu on my laptop, and switch to Kubuntu on the desktop when the mood suits me or if I need to try to track down a bug in Kubuntu. The Ubuntu mindset seems to be flexible, fast moving, and above all friendly and helpful. It's a great thing to be a part of. I'm proud to be part of the Hottest LoCo on Earth: the Arizona LoCo Team. The AZ LoCo has some great leaders in John Crawford (johnc4510) and Craig Eddy (tyche). There are other members that exhibit the spirit that Ubuntu stands for like Kenny McHenry (kennymc0) and Shane Lofgren (slofgren). I can't name all the members that have helped me in this LoCo and in the Ubuntu Community at large. This spirit of givinig has prompted me to give back in any way I can, so here I am.

Current Level Of Involvement

Member - Ubuntu News Team

Moderator - AZ LoCo Weekly Meeting

Team Memberships

Arizona LoCo Team

  • Member Since: February 11, 2009
  • Ubuntero
  • I promote Ubuntu at every opportunity, carrying install CDs everywhere I go and talking to everyone I see using a PC.
  • Active on IRC channels #ubuntu-us-az, #kubuntu-bugs, #ubuntu-bugs-announce.
  • Helped with InstallFest in Tucson: Tucson Intrepid Install Fest

  • Helped with InstallFest 28 February 2009 at University of Advancing Studies.

  • Helped with InstallFest 29 March 2009 at University of Advancing Studies.

  • Helped with InstallFest 25 september 2009 at University of Advancing Studies.

Ubuntu BugSquad

  • Member Since: February 12, 2009
  • Daily work on finding bugs, finding duplicates, and triaging bugs
  • Looking for more ways to help the team
  • Monitor #ubuntu-bugs-announce

Ubuntu LoCo Enthuiasts

  • Member Since: February 12, 2009
  • Continue to inform Ubuntu using friends of the importance of LoCo Teams

  • Do everything asked of me by my LoCo team

Ubuntu Users

  • Member Since: February 12, 2009
  • 'Nuff said

Ubuntu Cyclists

  • Member Since: February 12, 2009

Ubuntu 64-bit

  • Member Since: February 12, 2009

Kubuntu Bugs

  • Member Since: February 19, 2009
  • Daily work on finding bugs, finding duplicates, and triaging bugs
  • Looking for more ways to help the team
  • spend time on #kubuntu-bugs

5 A Day Participants

  • Member Since: February 21, 2009

Kubuntu Users

  • Via Kubuntu Bugs

US Teams Project

  • Via Arizona LoCo Team

My Goals With Ubuntu

  • My Short Term Goals
    • Become an Ubuntu Member
    • Help increase the AZ LoCo contribute locally and to the Ubuntu Community

    • Join the Staff of the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter (Completed)

  • My Long Term Goals
    • Continue to promote Ubuntu and Open Source wherever I can
    • Always live by the Ubuntu Code of Conduct

    • Improve on Launchpad Karma
    • Help AZ LoCo expand to educate the public about the benefits of Ubuntu Linux.

    • Help the UWN expand and reach more of the Community.

Testimonials

  • Sean Fenton - Owner, Breakwater Networks, Oklahoma City, OK: "Scott has been a friend of mine for many years. He is very intelligent, naturally inquisitive and a social butterfly (a people person, if you like). This makes him a great fit for the community. After a couple years as a user, exploring the *buntus and getting to know the system on his computers, he's refocusing his energy on benefiting the community and operating system he loves best. Watch out, bugs, your days are numbered."