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Launchpad ID:	[https://launchpad.net/people/alanpope/ AlanPope]
IRC:	popey or pontifex on irc.freenode.net
Email:	MailTo(alan AT popey DOT com)
Blog:	http://popey.com/

I'm a 34 year old father of two living in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farnborough%2C_Hampshire Farnborough], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hampshire Hampshire] in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UK UK]. I've been using Linux for about 5 years or so and run a mix of Ubuntu (desktops/laptops) and Debian Sarge (servers/firewalls) at home. I work in London and actively help out with my local Linux User Groups as well as help finance the hosting of the lug.org.uk mail/web server.

I installed Ubuntu when Warty came out and now have a mixture of machines running Dapper, Edgy and Feisty.

I help out with [https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+tickets Support] tickets and [https://bugs.launchpad.net/people/alanpope/+subscribedbugs bugs].
Gained over 10Million [https://launchpad.net/people/alanpope/+karma Karma] alone through answering [https://answers.launchpad.net/people/alanpope/+commentedtickets many] support questions in a courteous and thorough manner.
A member of the [https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam UK LoCo team], I'm quite active on the ubuntu-uk mailing list and in the #ubuntu-uk irc channel.
I represented [https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam UK LoCo team] at the recent Linux World Expo in London, helping new users, answering questions and generally promoting Ubuntu and the UK LoCo team.
When time permits I answer support questions in #ubuntu
Channel OP in #ubuntu-uk

Help administer http://lug.org.uk/ and assist with paying the hardware and hosting fees.
Committee member of my [http://hants.lug.org.uk/ local LUG], I provide facilities for videoing talks and help to make them available online. I am also quite an active member of my local LUG mailing list.
Member of most LUG mailing lists in the UK, I [http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=%22alan+pope%22+site:lug.org.uk help out] where I can with members of any LUG
Participated in [http://softwarefreedomday.org Software Freedom Day] in London by handing out leaflets and Ubuntu CDs to members of the public.
Wrote up how I [http://popey.com/Doing_my_bit_with_Ubuntu_Linux help] with Ubuntu.
Wrote up how I think others can [http://popey.com/Leveraging_skills_to_help_Free_Software help] with Ubuntu.
Gave talks to my [http://hants.lug.org.uk/ local LUG] which are [http://hants.lug.org.uk/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?TechTalks/5thAugust2006 available] [http://hants.lug.org.uk/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?TechTalks/1stApril2006 to] [http://hants.lug.org.uk/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?TechTalks/10thDecember2005 download] or watch [http://video.google.co.uk/videosearch?q=alan+pope+hampshire online]

I'd like to expand on the training side of Ubuntu by developing more screencasts
I have a few ideas for applications that I would like developed and would like to write specifications for those and/or develop the apps myself - time permitting.

{{{ Dear Santa,

For Christmas (or any other non-denominational holiday/celebration) I would like something off this list:-

Love, Alan}}}

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