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| I'm a 40 year old System Administrator from [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indiana|Indiana]]. I currently live in [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salt_lake_city|Salt Lake City, UT]] (UTC -7) with my wife and son. | I'm an I.T. Manager from [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indiana|Indiana]]. I currently live in [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salt_lake_city|Salt Lake City, UT]] (UTC -7) with my wife and son. |
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| I am the head of Staff Technologies at the [[http://www.lib.utah.edu|Marriott Library]] at the [[http://www.utah.edu|University of Utah]]. |
I am the head of Systems Development at the [[http://www.lib.utah.edu|Marriott Library]] at the [[http://www.utah.edu|University of Utah]]. |
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About me
I'm an I.T. Manager from Indiana. I currently live in Salt Lake City, UT (UTC -7) with my wife and son.
I am the head of Systems Development at the Marriott Library at the University of Utah.
Linux & Open Source
I started using Linux in 1998. I needed to replace a aging Sun server running a web server. Having a limited budget, I installed RedHat 5.1 on a i386 computer I built from extra parts I had. It was perfect solution. I continue to find new uses for Linux in my job.
In 2001, I took and passed the RedHat Certified Engineer exam.
Ubuntu
I started using Ubuntu in 2004, when I could not get a new sound card and ethernet card to work under Fedora Core 3. I heard about Ubuntu listening to the LUGRadio podcast. I decided to try it, and sure enough everything just worked.
After that I learned more about the Ubuntu community and decided it was the place for me.
Contributions to Ubuntu
I currently write the Q&A column for Ubuntu User magazine.
I'm an administrator and member of the Forums Council on the Ubuntu Forums.
I'm a member of the Ubuntu Communitity Council.
I'm a member of the Americans Membership Board for Ubuntu
- I have attended the Ubuntu Developers Summits in Mountain View, Sevilla, Boston, and Prague.
- I have made packages for Ubuntu and a member of the Ubuntu Backports Team.
I'm a member of the Ubuntu-Utah LoCo Team.
Contributions to MOTU
Submitted font package: ttf-liberation for inclusion in Ubuntu 8.04
Plans for Ubuntu
- Want to start a tech roundtable podcast that cover Linux, Windows, and OSX.
- I would like to see more communication between the Ubuntu Forums and other Ubuntu Teams, especially the Launchpad team and Ubuntu software development teams. I also plan to help the MOTUs, maybe even joining the elite ranks.
MikeBasinger (last edited 2009-09-23 03:20:59 by 207)