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Since I've just started to get involved recently, this list will be rather short. === Team Membership ===
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 * Member of Kubuntu Users team  * Member of Kubuntu Users Team
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 * Administrator of Xubuntu Website Team

=== Translation/Localisation ===
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=== Support & Bug Triage ===
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 * Regular [https://launchpad.net/people/cody-somerville/+karma bug triaging] on launchpad and [https://launchpad.net/people/cody-somerville/+reportedbugs bug reporting].

=== Documentation ===

 * Very frequent contributor to Xubuntu Wiki pages ([:Xubuntu/]*)

=== Community, Advocacy, & Marketing ===

 * Contributor to Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter (starting issue 23)
 * Local advocacy at school and in the community (Public speaking, posters, word of mouth, etc.)
 * Presenter for Xubuntu session in [:UbuntuOpenWeek:Ubuntu Open Week] event.

=== Development ===

 * Admin & Developer of [http://Xubuntu.org Xubuntu.org]
 * Contributor to [https://features.launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+spec/xubuntu-welcome-center xubuntu-welcome-centre] project
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 * Very 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 Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter (starting issue 23)
 * Contributor to [https://features.launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+spec/xubuntu-welcome-center xubuntu-welcome-centre] project
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 * Presenter for Xubuntu session in [:OpenUbuntuWeek:Open Ubuntu Week event].

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About me

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.

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.

Skill Set

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. :]

I also consider myself to be proficient in written and spoken English but I can be a horrible speller at times. <g>

Other notable skills include leadership, organization, and the ability to quickly learn new topics.

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.

My Contributions

Team Membership

  • 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
  • Administrator of Xubuntu Website Team

Translation/Localisation

Support & Bug Triage

Documentation

  • Very frequent contributor to Xubuntu Wiki pages ([:Xubuntu/]*)

Community, Advocacy, & Marketing

  • Contributor to Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter (starting issue 23)
  • Local advocacy at school and in the community (Public speaking, posters, word of mouth, etc.)

  • Presenter for Xubuntu session in [:UbuntuOpenWeek:Ubuntu Open Week] event.

Development

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...

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