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|| '''Location:''' || Cape Town, South Africa ||
|| '''Blog:''' || [[http://jonathancarter.co.za]] ||
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|| '''Location:'''    || Sherbooke, Canada ||
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|| Cape Town, South Africa ||
|| '''Blog:''' || [[http://jonathancarter.org]] ||
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== Edubuntu-dev Application ==

I hereby apply for Edubuntu-dev right. I am familiar with Ubuntu packaging policies and Edubuntu procedures and I am currently a MOTU. I wish to have Edubuntu upload rights in order to upload bug fixes and new versions as efficiently as possible. I am an Edubuntu member and understand how Edubuntu fits in with the greater Ubuntu eco-system.

'''Testimonials'''

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 {*} EMEA Council member reviewing Ubuntu membership requests in the Europe, Middle-East and Africa regions <<BR>>
 {*} MOTU Member <<BR>>
 {*} Edubuntu Council member overseeing Edubuntu technical and community issues <<BR>>
 {*} [[https://launchpad.net/~motu|MOTU Member]] <<BR>>
 {*} [[https://launchpad.net/~edubuntu-council|Edubuntu Council member]], including Edubuntu release co-manager <<BR>>
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 {*} ltsp-live for Edubuntu disc <<BR>>
 {*} [[https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Edubuntu/9.10/Tasks|Edubuntu 10.04 Advocacy/Marketing]] <<BR>>
 {*} [[https://wiki.ubuntu.com/NGO|Ubuntu in NGO's]], particularly interested in solutions for low/no-bandwidth areas <<BR>>
 {*} MOTU Work: Reviewing packages on REVU and sponsoring bug fixes

== Ubuntu-ZA ==

 {*} Previous Co-leader of the [[http://wiki.ubuntu-za.org|Ubuntu-ZA loco team]] <<BR>>
 {*} Maintaining Ubuntu-ZA website/wiki and [[http://planet.ubuntu-za.org|planet]] <<BR>>
 {*} Making Edubuntu the best it can be <<BR>>
 {*} Maintining Edubuntu website and social network profiles (on identica/facebook/twitter)<<BR>>
 {*} MOTU Work: Reviewing packages on REVU and sponsoring bug fixes <<BR>>
 {*} Getting involved in Debian<<BR>>
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 {*} edubuntu-artwork: Updates, no need for sponsorship anymore since I'm a MOTU these days<<BR>>  {*} edubuntu-artwork, edubuntu-live<<BR>>
 {*} nanny<<BR>>
 {*} gnome-icon-theme-gartoon-redux <<BR>>
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 {*} Zope packaging for Schooltool dependencies: [[http://revu.ubuntuwire.com/p/scratch#comment7865|zope.catalog]], [[http://revu.ubuntuwire.com/p/restrictedpython#comment7614|restrictedpython]], [[http://revu.ubuntuwire.com/p/zope.index#comment7611|zope.index]], [[http://revu.ubuntuwire.com/p/zope.size#comment7449|zope.size]], [[http://revu.ubuntuwire.com/p/zope.server#comment7448|zope.server]], [[http://revu.ubuntuwire.com/p/zope.keyreference#comment7447|zope.keyreference]], [[http://revu.ubuntuwire.com/p/zope.intid#comment7446|zope.intid]], [[http://revu.ubuntuwire.com/p/zope.lifecycleevent#comment7444|zope.lifecycleevent]], [[http://revu.ubuntuwire.com/p/zope.annotation#comment7443|zope.annotation]]<<BR>>
 {*} Qimo packages for inclusion in universe and ultimately Edubuntu: [[http://revu.ubuntuwire.com/p/qimo-session#comment7838|qimo-session]], [[http://revu.ubuntuwire.com/p/qimo-wallpaper#comment7836|qimo-wallpapers]], [[http://revu.ubuntuwire.com/p/qimo-games#comment7837|qimo-games]]<<BR>>
 {*} Zope package reviewing for Schooltool dependencies: [[http://revu.ubuntuwire.com/p/scratch#comment7865|zope.catalog]], [[http://revu.ubuntuwire.com/p/restrictedpython#comment7614|restrictedpython]], [[http://revu.ubuntuwire.com/p/zope.index#comment7611|zope.index]], [[http://revu.ubuntuwire.com/p/zope.size#comment7449|zope.size]], [[http://revu.ubuntuwire.com/p/zope.server#comment7448|zope.server]], [[http://revu.ubuntuwire.com/p/zope.keyreference#comment7447|zope.keyreference]], [[http://revu.ubuntuwire.com/p/zope.intid#comment7446|zope.intid]], [[http://revu.ubuntuwire.com/p/zope.lifecycleevent#comment7444|zope.lifecycleevent]], [[http://revu.ubuntuwire.com/p/zope.annotation#comment7443|zope.annotation]], zc.resourcelibrary, zope.app.appsetup, zope.app.basicskin, zope.app.component, zope.app.container, zope.app.debug, zope.app.dependable, zope.app.form, zope.app.localpermission, zope.app.publication, zope.app.publisher, zope.browsermenu, zope.securitypolicy, zope.app.renderer, zope.app.security, zope.app.testing, zope.applicationcontrol, zc.catalog, zope.pluggableauth, zope.app.authentication, zope.app.folder, zope.app.locales, zope.app.onlinehelp, zope.app.preference, zope.app.securitypolicy, zope.app.wsgi, zope.app.apidoc, zope.app.apidoc, zope.app.server, zope.app.zcmlfiles, zc.table, Added z3c.optionstorage and z3c.ptcompat, Added z3c.rml and z3c.form, z3c.formui, z3c.macro, z3c.template (non-revu ones were sponsored via PPA)<<BR>>
 {*} Qimo packages for inclusion in universe and ultimately Edubuntu: [[http://revu.ubuntuwire.com/p/qimo-session#comment7838|qimo-session]], [[http://revu.ubuntuwire.com/p/qimo-wallpaper#comment7836|qimo-wallpapers]], [[http://revu.ubuntuwire.com/p/qimo-games#comment7837|qimo-games]], [[http://revu.ubuntuwire.com/p/xdg-launcher|xdg-launcher]]<<BR>>
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 {*} [[https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-membership-board-emea|EMEA Council member]] reviewing Ubuntu membership requests in the Europe, Middle-East and Africa regions from 2010-02-02 to 2012-02-02<<BR>>
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 {*} Presented 3 [[Ubuntu Open Week|https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuOpenWeek]] Sessions (2 on Edubuntu, 1 on Ubuntu in Education) <<BR>>
 {*} ltsp-installer for Edubuntu disc <<BR>>
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 {*} ltsp-live for Edubuntu disc <<BR>>
 {*} Expanded the [[BuildingCommunity/KnowledgeBase|Community Knowledgebase]] to include 3 (8-10) chapters from the [[http://www.artofcommunityonline.org/downloads/jonobacon-theartofcommunity-1ed.pdf|Art of the Community Book]] <<BR>>
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 {*} netbook-installer for Edubuntu disc <<BR>>
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== More about me ==

=== My Computing History ===

I learned to read when I was 6 when I typed [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BASIC|BASIC]] programs from magazines onto a [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZX_Spectrum|ZX-Spectrum]]. When I was 12 I started doing all kinds of freelance work fixing people's computers. By the time I was in high school I mostly did graphical design and created websites for companies, I also wrote small programs here and there. After I finished school I decided to get a steady job and worked in a computer shop for a while. All I did all day was removing viruses and it was frustrating and I missed my "glamorous" freelance lifestyle I had before. I quit and started working on getting Linux into schools. I then joined [[http://shuttleworthfoundation.org|The Shuttleworth Foundation]], a non-profit organisation that at the time, specialised on Open Source Software and Education as the Open Source Technical Co-ordinator. I worked there for nearly 3 years until I was called by the rat race and excitement of the commercial world. I joined Impi Linux, a small startup targeting business and government. After working there for a year it was acquired by a larger company that I didn't enjoy working for. In November 2008 I founded [[http://zanix.co.za|Zanix Software Systems]] which I worked on full-time until recently. In November 2009 I joined [[http://www.revolutionlinux.com|Revolution Linux]], I now work there almost full time and continue with my activities with Zanix.

=== Where does "highvoltage" come from? ===

There was a stage where I listened to the song "H! VLTG3" on the Linkin Park Reanimation album over and over again. It kind of resonated with me. My father walked into my room and said "You're starting to look like a high voltage". That was right at the moment where I was busy deciding on a username for my ISP, so it became highvoltage for pretty much everything. I tried changing it to "jcc" once but people were surprisingly resistant to it, so highvoltage stuck and it's now just as much as name as any other that I have.

=== Stuff I like ===

 {*} Ubuntu <<BR>>
 {*} Debian <<BR>>
 {*} LTSP <<BR>>
 {*} Ice Cream <<BR>>
 {*} Gnome <<BR>>
 {*} Xfce <<BR>>

=== Stuff I don't like ===

 {*} RPM <<BR>>
 {*} Johannesburg <<BR>>
 {*} Grapefruit <<BR>>
 {*} Mean people (but I do enjoy messing with them)<<BR>>
 {*} Previous Co-leader of the [[http://wiki.ubuntu-za.org|Ubuntu-ZA loco team]] <<BR>>
 {*} Maintained Ubuntu-ZA website/wiki and [[http://planet.ubuntu-za.org|planet]] <<BR>>

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Jonathan Carter

Location:

Sherbooke, Canada

Home Town:

Cape Town, South Africa

Blog:

http://jonathancarter.org

Launchpad:

http://launchpad.net/people/jonathan

E-Mail:

jonathan@ubuntu.com

Jabber:

jonathan@jabber.org

IRC:

highvoltage on irc.freenode.net

Welcome to Jonathan's homepage in Ubuntuland!

Roles in Ubuntu

Current Interests

  • Ubuntu LTSP Cluster Package maintenance
    Ubuntu Making Edubuntu the best it can be
    Ubuntu Maintining Edubuntu website and social network profiles (on identica/facebook/twitter)
    Ubuntu MOTU Work: Reviewing packages on REVU and sponsoring bug fixes
    Ubuntu Getting involved in Debian

Package work in Ubuntu

Universe:

  • Ubuntu ltsp-cluster-accountmanager: Packaged for karmic, sponsored by stgraber
    Ubuntu ltsp-cluster-lbagent: Packaged for karmic, sponsored by stgraber
    Ubuntu ltsp-cluster-lbserver: Packaged for karmic, sponsored by stgraber
    Ubuntu ltsp-cluster-nxloadbalancer: Packaged for karmic, sponsored by stgraber
    Ubuntu ltsp-cluster-control: Packaged for karmic, sponsored by stgraber
    Ubuntu ltsp-cluster-pxeconfig: Packaged for karmic, sponsored by stgraber
    Ubuntu libgnome: Wrote man page for gnome-open, sponsored by lool
    Ubuntu edubuntu-artwork, edubuntu-live
    Ubuntu nanny
    Ubuntu gnome-icon-theme-gartoon-redux
    Ubuntu See also: Related Software in Launchpad for most current list

REVU (Reviewing, Uploading, Archiving):

  • Ubuntu Zope package reviewing for Schooltool dependencies: zope.catalog, restrictedpython, zope.index, zope.size, zope.server, zope.keyreference, zope.intid, zope.lifecycleevent, zope.annotation, zc.resourcelibrary, zope.app.appsetup, zope.app.basicskin, zope.app.component, zope.app.container, zope.app.debug, zope.app.dependable, zope.app.form, zope.app.localpermission, zope.app.publication, zope.app.publisher, zope.browsermenu, zope.securitypolicy, zope.app.renderer, zope.app.security, zope.app.testing, zope.applicationcontrol, zc.catalog, zope.pluggableauth, zope.app.authentication, zope.app.folder, zope.app.locales, zope.app.onlinehelp, zope.app.preference, zope.app.securitypolicy, zope.app.wsgi, zope.app.apidoc, zope.app.apidoc, zope.app.server, zope.app.zcmlfiles, zc.table, Added z3c.optionstorage and z3c.ptcompat, Added z3c.rml and z3c.form, z3c.formui, z3c.macro, z3c.template (non-revu ones were sponsored via PPA)
    Ubuntu Qimo packages for inclusion in universe and ultimately Edubuntu: qimo-session, qimo-wallpapers, qimo-games, xdg-launcher
    Ubuntu Education related: scratch, edubuntu-menueditor, gartoon-redux
    Ubuntu Randoms: mirrorkit, enna

Past stuff

  • Ubuntu EMEA Council member reviewing Ubuntu membership requests in the Europe, Middle-East and Africa regions from 2010-02-02 to 2012-02-02
    Ubuntu I created and used to maintain the first versions of the Edubuntu and Xubuntu websites.
    Ubuntu Fridge stories:

    Ubuntu Presented 3 https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuOpenWeek Sessions (2 on Edubuntu, 1 on Ubuntu in Education)
    Ubuntu ltsp-installer for Edubuntu disc
    Ubuntu I used to maintain a distribution called tuXlab that was implemented in a few hundred schools in South Africa (more info on my blog). Although it's unmaintained it's still used in quite a number of schools today still.
    Ubuntu ltsp-live for Edubuntu disc
    Ubuntu Expanded the Community Knowledgebase to include 3 (8-10) chapters from the Art of the Community Book
    Ubuntu Ubuntu Meetings and events:

    • Participated at Edubuntu Summit in London - June 2005 (Canonical sponsored)
    • Participated at Ubuntu Developer Summit in Paris - June 2006 (Canonical sponsored)
    • Participated at Ubuntu Education Summit in Sevilla - April 2007 (Canonical sponsored)
    • Attended Ubucon Sevilla at University of Sevilla - May 2007 (Community organised)
    • Participated at Ubuntu Developer Summit in Sevilla - May 2007 (Canonical sponsored)

    Ubuntu netbook-installer for Edubuntu disc

    Ubuntu My Package Poetry, a concept from Benjamin "Mako" Hill:

    Ubuntu Previous Co-leader of the Ubuntu-ZA loco team
    Ubuntu Maintained Ubuntu-ZA website/wiki and planet


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