MikeBasinger
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About me
I'm a 40 year old System Administrator from Indiana. I currently live in Salt Lake City, UT (UTC -7) with my wife and son.
I am the head of Staff Technologies 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'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.