<> || '''Launchpad''': || [[https://launchpad.net/~jpeddicord|jpeddicord]] || || '''Forums''': || [[http://ubuntuforums.org/member.php?u=90021|jpeddicord]] || || '''IRC''': || '''jacob''' on ''irc.freenode.net'' || || '''Email''': || <> || || '''Blog/Site''': || [[http://jacob.peddicord.net/]] || == Notice == This information is most likely out of date. I may update it in the future, but see some of the resources on the right for more accurate information. == Me == I'm Jacob Peddicord, an 18-year-old web and software developer, Ubuntu member, and CSE student. I know Python, PHP/MySQL, C/C++, and HTML/CSS/JavaScript technologies, to name a few. Most of my web applications are written in Python with the [[http://djangoproject.com|Django web framework]]. I started venturing into Linux back in late 2005. I had downloaded Ubuntu 5.10 because I had always heard many great things about it. However, it refused to install from a DVD drive, and as a result, I tried SuSE. In May 2006, when Dapper was starting to become popular, I installed it and since then have never went back to any other distribution. I have given out around 50 copies of Ubuntu since (over 1000 if you count Ohio LinuxFest!), and have personally installed around 20 copies on others' machines. ||{{attachment:jacob_feisty_panera.png}}|| ||I rarely post photos on the Internet, but here I am. I'm on the left, talking to [[PWill|Paul Williams]] (right) and [[DanBuch|Dan Buch]] (standing) at the [[OhioTeam/FeistyParty|Ohio Feisty release party]] at Panera.|| == Contributions to Ubuntu == * Bug triage and [[5-A-Day]] - when I remember! * Forums: * I'm an Ubuntu Forums staff member * Kicked off the UnansweredPostsTeam, now led by [[ajmorris]] * Helping out with the Ohio LoCo team: * One of the team leaders/contacts * Chilling in #ubuntu-us-oh on irc.freenode.net * Maintaining http://ohio.ubuntu-us.org/ * Helped organize our booth at Ohio LinuxFest 2008 & 2009 * [[https://launchpad.net/loco-drupal-support|LoCo Support System]] for Drupal * Wrote original code * Now maintained by ubuntu-qc * Packaging: * Beginning some packaging work - still learning! == FOSS Contributions (not necessarily Ubuntu) == * I write on [[http://fosswire.com|FOSSwire]], which has become relatively popular in recent months, along with [[http://peter.upfold.org.uk/|Peter Upfold]]. * I'm working on a project known as [[http://xeiso.com|Xeiso]], a dedicated open gaming platform interface. == Team Memberships == Check my [[https://launchpad.net/~jpeddicord/+participation|Launchpad profile page]] for more information. == Future Plans == * Continue advocating Ubuntu * Finish some programming projects of mine == Websites == * http://jacob.peddicord.net - my personal site and blog * http://codechunk.net - my Linode * http://xeiso.com - side project * http://fosswire.com - the best FOSS site ever ---- CategoryHomepage