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| * '''Name :''' Cody A.W. Somerville * '''Status :''' ''Ubuntero''. * '''Project :''' Xubuntu Developer * '''Location :''' Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada * '''O/S :''' Ubuntu w/Xfce4 (''Xubuntu'') * '''E-mail :''' cody.somerville@gmail.com * '''Launchpad :''' https://launchpad.net/people/cody-somerville * '''IRC :''' ''somerville32'' @ irc.freenode.net |
= Cody A.W. Somerville = |
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| <a href="http://ubuntucounter.geekosophical.net" title="The Ubuntu Counter Project - user number # 6375"><img src="http://ubuntucounter.geekosophical.net/img/ubuntu-user2.php?user=6375" alt="The Ubuntu Counter Project - user number # 6375" /></a> | '''Location :''' Ottawa, ON, Canada |
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| == About me == | '''Launchpad :''' https://launchpad.net/~cody-somerville |
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| I've been using Ubuntu for some time now (not quite sure how long, I'd have to go digging for that information) and I've really come to love and enjoy using Linux on the desktop and server. Even though I considered myself a very tech-savvy person before joining the linux community, I've found Ubuntu to be exceptionally easy to use and recommend it to all my friends and family. | '''IRC :''' ''cody-somerville'' @ irc.freenode.net |
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| I love Ubuntu so much that I've decided that I want to give back to the Ubuntu community! I'm a frequent idler of #xubuntu and #xubuntu-devel (I'm an op here) and like to visit #ubuntu-ca, #ubuntu-marketing, and #ubuntu-motu regularly. I also hope to lend some of my programming skills to help improve the Xubuntu distribution and Ubuntu as a whole. Even though I still consider myself a ''newbie'' compared to the other amazingly talented individuals in our community, I think my dedication, enthusiasm, willingness to learn, and my ever developing technical aptitude and skills could become an asset to the Ubuntu project. | === About me === |
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| == Skill Set == | I'm an Ubuntu Core Developer since 2009, member of the Ubuntu Developer Membership board, and former project leader for the Xubuntu flavour of Ubuntu. |
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| I can program in Java, Pike, JavaScript, Bash Script, and LPC comfortably. I'm interested in learning Python (''almost done''), C, and C++ soon as well as improving on the aforementioned languages. Love to ramble about CS/tech topics and don't mind lots of questions? Then I've got an ear to listen with. :] | Previously an employee of Canonical, I designed and implemented the image building, software package repository management, and release infrastructure used by the Professional Engineering and Services group to deliver Ubuntu pre-installed on eight-to-ten million devices in 2011. |
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| I also consider myself to be proficient in written and spoken English but I can be a horrible speller at times. <g> | I'm now an engineer in Hewlett-Packard's Office of Corporate Strategy and Technology doing fun cloud R&D stuff :) |
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| Other notable skills include leadership, organization, and the ability to quickly learn new topics. | I'm always happy to lend a hand or help anyway I can. If you're interested in any of the projects I'm involved in or think I'd be interested in one of yours, please feel free to contact me. |
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| Other distros that I have experience with include RedHat 9, Debian, DSL (my first linux distro), Slackware, Fedora Core, and a few other small utility distros. | === Areas of Contributions === |
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| == My Contributions == Since I've just started to get involved recently, this list will be rather short. * Member of Ubuntu Canada Team * Owner of Xubuntu Users team * Member of Ubuntu Marketing Team * Member of Kubuntu Users team * Member of Ubuntu Bug Squad * Member of Xubuntu Team * Member of Ubuntu English (Canada) Translation Team * Contributor to English (Ca) [https://translations.launchpad.net/people/cody-somerville/+translations Translations]. * Tech support on #xubuntu on irc.freenode.net * Regular contributor to [https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/xubuntu-devel/ xubuntu-devel] mailing list. * Frequent contributor to Xubuntu Wiki pages ([:Xubuntu]) * Regular [https://launchpad.net/people/cody-somerville/+karma bug triaging] on launchpad and [https://launchpad.net/people/cody-somerville/+reportedbugs bug reporting]. * Admin & Developer of [http://Xubuntu.org Xubuntu.org] * Contributor to [https://features.launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+spec/xubuntu-welcome-center xubuntu-welcome-centre] project * Creator (and Op) of #xubuntu-devel on irc.freenode.net * Presentor for Xubuntu session in Open Ubuntu Week event. == Plans & Goals == I hope to continue to improve Xubuntu and Ubuntu as a whole by developing custom applications, patching and packaging, giving support on irc support channels, writing wiki pages and documentation, and so much more. Some things I'd like to accomplish in the future include: * Making day-to-day desktop operations easy and fully functional in comparison to other popular operating systems (*coughs*Windows*coughs*) and then some. * Developing the Xubuntu community. * Contributing upstream to Xfce4 & Thunar. * Improving the Xubuntu desktop experience through researching common custom or helpful modification to default settings. * Continuing maintenance and development of Xubuntu wiki pages and website. * Developing custom solutions and contributing to upstream applications to help make the Xubuntu (and Ubuntu) distribution ''well rounded''. * And so much much more... |
* Ubuntu Core Developer and MOTU * Image building infrastructure * Member of Ubuntu Developer Membership board * Member of the Ubuntu Documentation Project Core Commiter Team * Former Xubuntu Project Lead and Developer - developed the Xubuntu project strategy document * Former Chief Editor of UbuntuWeeklyNewsletter * Former member of the Ubuntu Universe SRU Approval Team |
Cody A.W. Somerville
Location : Ottawa, ON, Canada
Launchpad : https://launchpad.net/~cody-somerville
IRC : cody-somerville @ irc.freenode.net
About me
I'm an Ubuntu Core Developer since 2009, member of the Ubuntu Developer Membership board, and former project leader for the Xubuntu flavour of Ubuntu.
Previously an employee of Canonical, I designed and implemented the image building, software package repository management, and release infrastructure used by the Professional Engineering and Services group to deliver Ubuntu pre-installed on eight-to-ten million devices in 2011.
I'm now an engineer in Hewlett-Packard's Office of Corporate Strategy and Technology doing fun cloud R&D stuff 
I'm always happy to lend a hand or help anyway I can. If you're interested in any of the projects I'm involved in or think I'd be interested in one of yours, please feel free to contact me.
Areas of Contributions
- Ubuntu Core Developer and MOTU
- Image building infrastructure
- Member of Ubuntu Developer Membership board
- Member of the Ubuntu Documentation Project Core Commiter Team
- Former Xubuntu Project Lead and Developer - developed the Xubuntu project strategy document
Former Chief Editor of UbuntuWeeklyNewsletter
- Former member of the Ubuntu Universe SRU Approval Team
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