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| 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). It has a very friendly community, and makes it pretty easy to ask questions and contribute back to Ubuntu. | 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 now run Mac OS X from within Ubuntu, thanks to the MacOnLinux project! I have installed Ubuntu on my ibook, on my friends Toshiba laptop, another friends AMD64 machine just to test out Ubuntu on various platforms. I also run a Ubuntu server at work. |
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| Since then, I have installed Ubuntu on my ibook, on my friends Toshiba laptop, another friends AMD64 machine just to test out Ubuntu on various platforms. | I currently use Dapper on my ibook with no current plans to upgrade! |
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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. I also try to answer questions on the [http://www.ubuntuforums.org/ Ubuntu Forums]. |
The amount of time I spend on Linux has reduced dramatically since I started working. IRC time has reduced significantly, though I hope that all that will change now :). |
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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. |
As a part of the Ubuntu doc team, I am working on the Kubuntu Docs for Gutsy. |
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| 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 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! | I report bugs which affect my setups. |
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| 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. | Used to maintain [[http://easyubuntu.freecontrib.org|EasyUbuntu]]. |
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| * Keep providing support on irc * Greater involvement in Documentation Team activities. * Improve packaging skills to help the MOTU Science team |
* Getting Kubuntu Desktop Guide in time for Gutsy! * Greater involvement in Documentation Team activities (and hence understanding). |
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| * Email: [[MailTo(venkatraghavan@gmail.com)]] | * Email: <<MailTo(venkat I raghavan DONT AT WANT SPAM gmail DOT c o m)>> |
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| * Launchpad: [https://launchpad.net/people/robotgeek robotgeek] * 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] |
* 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]] |
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| == Academic == I have a Masters in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Texas at Arlington. My research interests are robotics and control systems. = Wiki Pages I've contributed = * MultisyncHowto * ["JavaPPC"] * ["WifiDocs/Device/NetgearMA111"] * AddingRepositoriesCliHowto * VimHowto * CompilingSoftware * GnuPrivacyGuardHowto * WifiDocs * AutomaticallyMountPartitions ## ##== Related Pages == ##[[FullSearch(VenkatRaghavan)]] |
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 now run Mac OS X from within Ubuntu, thanks to the MacOnLinux project!
I have installed Ubuntu on my ibook, on my friends Toshiba laptop, another friends AMD64 machine just to test out Ubuntu on various platforms. I also run a Ubuntu server at work.
I currently use Dapper on my ibook with no current plans to upgrade!
Ubuntu Activities
Support
The amount of time I spend on Linux has reduced dramatically since I started working. IRC time has reduced significantly, though I hope that all that will change now :).
Documentation
As a part of the Ubuntu doc team, I am working on the Kubuntu Docs for Gutsy.
Bugs
I report bugs which affect my setups.
Other
Used to maintain EasyUbuntu.
Future Plans
- Getting Kubuntu Desktop Guide in time for Gutsy!
- Greater involvement in Documentation Team activities (and hence understanding).
My contact information
Email: <venkat I raghavan DONT AT WANT SPAM gmail DOT c o m>
- IRC : robotgeek on irc.freenode.net
Launchpad: venkatvc
Forums: robotgeek
GPG Key ID: E9E707A9
Homepage : http://robotgeek.org
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