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I am a [[http://www.ceid.upatras.gr/|computer engineer]], [[http://www.cs.uoi.gr/|MSc]], [[http://www.ecedu.upatras.gr/|PhD candidate]],
appointed since 2000 as a secondary school teacher in Ioannina, Greece. I've been developing open source software for 2 decades, although I've only been involved with Linux in the last 4 years. Since meeting Ubuntu/LTSP I've been trying to spread it to Greek schools, and successfully helped migrating about [[http://goo.gl/maps/nOoQ|250 schools]] so far.		 I am a [[http://www.ceid.upatras.gr/|computer engineer]], [[http://www.cs.uoi.gr/|MSc]], [[http://www.ecedu.upatras.gr/|PhD]],
appointed since 2000 as an I.T. teacher in Ioannina, Greece. I've been developing open source software for more than 3 decades. Since 2009 I'm the lead developer in a [[http://ts.sch.gr/ellak|Greek school tech support team]] that supports 1000+ schools using Ubuntu/LTSP, and since 2012 I'm in charge of the [[https://blogs.sch.gr/plinetio/|public I.T. office]] that supports the secondary schools of Ioannina.
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 * I've been an [[https://launchpad.net/~edubuntu-council|Edubuntu Council member]] since 2009-12-21, and an [[https://launchpad.net/~ltsp-upstream|upstream LTSP developer]] since 2009-12-03.
 * I've opened sourced all of my [[http://alkisg.mysch.gr|educational]] [[http://sourceforge.net/projects/activityspace/|software]] and [[http://www.ecedu.upatras.gr/algorithmics/|activities packages]].
 * I've set up and been maintaining a [[http://alkisg.mysch.gr/steki|forum]] where Greek IT teachers exchange concerns and ideas, with more than 5 million page hits in the last 9 years.
 * I'm the main author of 3 [[http://ts.sch.gr/docs/kanonismoi-diadikasies/doc_download/318-odhgies-egkatastashs-ubuntu-810|Ubuntu/LTSP]] [[http://ts.sch.gr/docs/kanonismoi-diadikasies/doc_download/320-odhgies-egkatastashs-ubuntu-904|installation]] [[http://ts.sch.gr/docs/kanonismoi-diadikasies/doc_download/328-odhgies-egkatastashs-ubuntu-1004-lts|manuals]] that specifically target Greek schools.
 * I'm the lead developer of a [[https://launchpad.net/sch-scripts|classroom administration tool]] that helps teachers set up and maintain Ubuntu/LTSP based computer labs. I'll try to get it ready for inclusion to the Debian/Ubuntu archives in the future.
 * I'm the owner of the [[https://launchpad.net/~linux.sch.gr|Linux Greek teachers launchpad team]], an administrator of the [[https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-l10n-el|Ubuntu Greek Translators team]], and a member of the [[http://l10n.gnome.org/teams/el|Gnome Greek Translation team]].
 * I hang around in #ltsp, #edubuntu and #ubuntu-gr irc channels, helping as much as I can, e.g.:<<BR>>
 ~-$ grep alkisg .purple/logs/irc/alkisg@``irc.freenode.net/#ltsp.chat/* | wc -l<<BR>>
 61156-~ ;)
 * I've been submitting [[https://bugs.launchpad.net/~alkisg|bug reports]], uploading some patches, and generally helping out with bug squashing.
 * I've been writing some Ubuntu community wiki pages, mainly under [[https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UbuntuLTSP|UbuntuLTSP]].		 I'm the lead developer of:
 * [[https://ltsp.org|LTSP]]: Linux netbooting solution
 * [[https://epoptes.org|Epoptes]]: computer lab management and monitoring tool
 * [[https://ts.sch.gr/wiki/linux/ltsp/|sch-scripts]]: Greek LTSP server administration software
 * [[https://alkisg.mysch.gr|GLOSSA]]: IDE and interpreter for a Greek programming language for high schools
 * [[http://www.ecedu.upatras.gr/algorithmics/|Algorithmics]]: high schools programming activities
 * [[https://github.com/photodentro|Preschool activities]]: HTML5 preschool activities
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== Future plans ==
I'll be using open source applications in my classrooms until my retirement in 25 years, so I plan on constantly trying to make them better and easier to use.		 Other open source related contributions:
 * I'm a [[https://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=alkisg%40gmail.com|Debian maintainer]]
 * I've set up and been maintaining the [[https://alkisg.mysch.gr/steki|"Steki" forum]] where Greek IT teachers exchange concerns and ideas, with more than 10 million page hits since 2001
 * I've converted about 5 Gb of Windows-based Greek education software so that they run under Linux, packaged them in .debs and put them in [[http://ts.sch.gr/repo-pages/pi-logismiko|repositories]] so that now installing all the necessary packages for e.g. a high school is as simple as ~-apt-get install gymnasio-~
 * I've been helping in [[https://ts.sch.gr/wiki/linux/support/|IRC channels]], in forums, writing [[https://ts.sch.gr/wiki/linux/ltsp/|wiki pages]], manuals, submitting bug reports and patches and generally helping out wherever I can

My [[https://github.com/alkisg|github]] and [[https://launchpad.net/~alkisg|launchpad]] pages have more details on those.

About Me

Launchpad ID:

alkisg

alkisg.jpg

IRC:

alkisg on irc.libera.chat

Email:

<alkisg AT SPAMFREE gmail DOT com>

Ubuntu Member:

2006-05-23

Home page:

http://alkisg.mysch.gr (in Greek)

I am a computer engineer, MSc, PhD, appointed since 2000 as an I.T. teacher in Ioannina, Greece. I've been developing open source software for more than 3 decades. Since 2009 I'm the lead developer in a Greek school tech support team that supports 1000+ schools using Ubuntu/LTSP, and since 2012 I'm in charge of the public I.T. office that supports the secondary schools of Ioannina.

Contributions

I'm the lead developer of:

  • LTSP: Linux netbooting solution

  • Epoptes: computer lab management and monitoring tool

  • sch-scripts: Greek LTSP server administration software

  • GLOSSA: IDE and interpreter for a Greek programming language for high schools

  • Algorithmics: high schools programming activities

  • Preschool activities: HTML5 preschool activities

Other open source related contributions:

  • I'm a Debian maintainer

  • I've set up and been maintaining the "Steki" forum where Greek IT teachers exchange concerns and ideas, with more than 10 million page hits since 2001

  • I've converted about 5 Gb of Windows-based Greek education software so that they run under Linux, packaged them in .debs and put them in repositories so that now installing all the necessary packages for e.g. a high school is as simple as apt-get install gymnasio

  • I've been helping in IRC channels, in forums, writing wiki pages, manuals, submitting bug reports and patches and generally helping out wherever I can

My github and launchpad pages have more details on those.

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