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Hi. My name is Venkat Raghavan. I have been using Linux for about an year and a half now. I pretty much learnt using linux the "hard way" doing kernel compiles etc. I encourage people around me to use Linux and have successfully converted a few friends and a lab to Ubuntu :). I spend about 2-3 hours on #ubuntu everyday trying to answer questions that people might have. I have been using Linux on and off since 2002. After the Hoary release, I replaced by OS X installation with Ubuntu on my powerbook and have since never looked back. Ubuntu is an operating system I was very impressed with. (I used to use Yellow Dog Linux and Debian before. I even tried Gentoo,lol). It has a very friendly community, and makes it pretty easy to ask questions and contribute back to Ubuntu.
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I am a member of NewUserMentors .I am also trying to help clean up the wiki, when i have time. I would like to build packages for [http://www.pyrorobotics.org pyro], when I get it all figured out I have installed Ubuntu on my ibook, on my friends Toshiba laptop, another friends AMD64 machine just to test out Ubuntu on various platforms.
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I also blog about random stuff [http://robotgeek.freefronthost.com/blog here.] == Ubuntu Activities ==
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=== Support ===
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I joined NewUserMentors on 2005-09-08. Since then, I have spent about 5-6 hours on #(k)ubuntu everyday trying to answer questions that people might have. I am also an kop on #kubuntu.
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=== My contact information === I also try to answer questions on the [http://www.ubuntuforums.org/ Ubuntu Forums].
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Email: venkatraghavan (at) gmail (dot) com === Documentation ===
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my IRC nick : robotgeek I help clean up the wiki as a member of the [https://launchpad.net/people/wikiteam WikiTeam]. Please see links at the bottom for my contributions.
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GPG Key ID: E9E7 07A9 Since I use Kubuntu, I am a member of the [https://launchpad.net/people/kubuntu-team Kubuntu Team]. I am currently working on the DocumentationTeam/KubuntuDesktopGuide and coordinate with other people, encouraging them to contribute to the guide.
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=== Wiki Pages I've contributed === === Bugs ===
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 * MultisyncHowto
 * BluetoothSetup
 * NetworkManager		 I have only reported a few [https://launchpad.net/people/robotgeek/+reportedbugs bugs], since most of the applications I use "just work". I've tried to report how Ubuntu works on [https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LaptopTestingTeam/Apple_iBookG4_12in_1%2e26GHZ my laptop] by submitting reports to the LaptopTestingTeam. The best part is that two of the bugs i reported on launchpad are fixed already! Go Dapper!

=== Other ===

I am also part of the [http://easyubuntu.freecontrib.org EasyUbuntu] developers team. My main motivation is that projects like this will always exist, so it might be better to influence them by contributing to them (code-wise), instead of complaining about how unsafe they are, as new users will definetly not care.

=== Future Plans ===

 * Getting Kubuntu Desktop Guide in time for Dapper!
 * Greater involvement in Documentation Team activities (and hence understanding).
 * Improve packaging skills to help the MOTU Science team
 
== My contact information ==

 * Email: [[MailTo(venkatvc@ubuntu.com)]]
 * IRC : robotgeek on irc.freenode.net
 * Launchpad: [https://launchpad.net/people/venkatvc venkatvc]
 * Forums: [http://www.ubuntuforums.org/member.php?u=53141 robotgeek]
 * GPG Key ID: [http://keyserver.ubuntu.com:11371/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0x9DCFDFD0915F831B9979A1AA72663D39E9E707A9 E9E707A9]
 * Homepage : [http://robotgeek.org http://robotgeek.org]

== Related Pages ==

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VenkatRaghavan (robotgeek)

I have been using Linux on and off since 2002. After the Hoary release, I replaced by OS X installation with Ubuntu on my powerbook and have since never looked back. Ubuntu is an operating system I was very impressed with. (I used to use Yellow Dog Linux and Debian before. I even tried Gentoo,lol). It has a very friendly community, and makes it pretty easy to ask questions and contribute back to Ubuntu.

I have installed Ubuntu on my ibook, on my friends Toshiba laptop, another friends AMD64 machine just to test out Ubuntu on various platforms.

Ubuntu Activities

Support

I joined NewUserMentors on 2005-09-08. Since then, I have spent about 5-6 hours on #(k)ubuntu everyday trying to answer questions that people might have. I am also an kop on #kubuntu.

I also try to answer questions on the [http://www.ubuntuforums.org/ Ubuntu Forums].

Documentation

I help clean up the wiki as a member of the [https://launchpad.net/people/wikiteam WikiTeam]. Please see links at the bottom for my contributions.

Since I use Kubuntu, I am a member of the [https://launchpad.net/people/kubuntu-team Kubuntu Team]. I am currently working on the DocumentationTeam/KubuntuDesktopGuide and coordinate with other people, encouraging them to contribute to the guide.

Bugs

I have only reported a few [https://launchpad.net/people/robotgeek/+reportedbugs bugs], since most of the applications I use "just work". I've tried to report how Ubuntu works on [https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LaptopTestingTeam/Apple_iBookG4_12in_1%2e26GHZ my laptop] by submitting reports to the LaptopTestingTeam. The best part is that two of the bugs i reported on launchpad are fixed already! Go Dapper!

Other

I am also part of the [http://easyubuntu.freecontrib.org EasyUbuntu] developers team. My main motivation is that projects like this will always exist, so it might be better to influence them by contributing to them (code-wise), instead of complaining about how unsafe they are, as new users will definetly not care.

Future Plans

  • Getting Kubuntu Desktop Guide in time for Dapper!
  • Greater involvement in Documentation Team activities (and hence understanding).
  • Improve packaging skills to help the MOTU Science team

My contact information

FullSearch(VenkatRaghavan)

CategoryHomepage

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