Ubuntu Wiki

About Me

I'm a 35 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 on the desktop 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.

Things I do for Ubuntu

Development

• Setup [https://launchpad.net/~obuntu Obuntu] team and [http://wiki.ubuntu.com/Obuntu wiki] pages to track development of a Back Office Server variant of Ubuntu. (currently project on hold whilst ubuntu develops their own server product)

• Setup [https://launchpad.net/~cubuntu Cubuntu] team and [http://wiki.ubuntu.com/Cubuntu wiki] to assist with the management of the Cubuntu (command line only) derivative of Ubuntu.

• Sponsored myself to attend [https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UDS-Sevilla Ubuntu Developer Summit in Sevilla] in 2007.

• Gained Canonical sponsorship to attend [https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UDS-Boston Ubuntu Developer Summit in Boston] in 2007.

• Setup and run the [https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-screencasts Screencast Team] which aims to create a

Support

• I help out with [https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+tickets Support] tickets and [https://bugs.launchpad.net/people/alanpope/+subscribedbugs bugs].

• Gained a lot of [https://launchpad.net/people/alanpope/+karma Karma] through answering [https://answers.launchpad.net/people/alanpope/+commentedtickets many] support questions in a courteous and thorough manner.

• When time permits I answer support questions in #ubuntu and #ubuntu-uk

UKTeam Stuff

• I recently sponsored a stand in Bracknell for Software Freedom Day 2007, and liased with Canonical Marketing to obtain stuff for the event.

• I organised free hosting for the Ubuntu-UK LoCo team website through [http://bitfolk.com Bitfolk Ltd].

• http://screencasts.ubuntu.com/ hosts a bunch of screencasts I made for the UK LoCo team (and subsequently the Screencasts Team) to educate new users about Ubuntu.

• I represented [https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam UK LoCo team] at the recent Linux World Expo in London in 2007, helping new users, answering questions and generally promoting Ubuntu and the UK LoCo team.

Wiki Pages I Help Maintain

• ScreenCasts

• ["Obuntu"]

External Stuff

• 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.

• Detailed how I found [http://popey.com/The_Truth_About_Switching switching] to 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]

Future Work

• 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.

Other stuff

{{{ Dear Santa,

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

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/registry/29FWHGD2GAECA

Love, Alan}}}