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I am 21 (1987.11.28) years old and a student at Temple University in Philadelphia, PA USA. I am a double major Mathematics and Computer Science. I enjoy collecting vinyl, and am an avid cyclist and member of Philly's bike community. You can almost always find me at Philly Critical Mass. Your city probably has one too, look it up. If not, start one! I like to surf, bike, skateboard, play music, and compute. I play guitar, trombone, and cello. I play guitar in a band, f(x) (E-mail me to book us! We'll play anywhere!). I started using Ubuntu in October of '06 shortly after edgy was released. I started going to the Philly Linux User Group and began to get more involved. I frequented the forums giving support to people who needed it. I joined the Ubuntu Pennsylvania LoCo Team and became active in that. Free software is something I'm very passionate about and I love spreading Ubuntu and free software to people all over the world.

Contact

• E-Mail: alex.launi@gmail.com

  Jabber: alex.launi@gmail.com

  IRC (freenode/GIMPNet): lamalex

  Website: http://www.lamalex.net/

  Launchpad: alexlauni

  Forums: http://ubuntuforums.org/member.php?u=224599

  Facebook: hhttp://www.facebook.com/cooldude666

  Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/lamalex_

Contributions to the Ubuntu Community

Ubuntu Pennsylvania LoCo Team

• Website admin

  • Set up original www.meetlinux.com domain, remain one of the admins of www.ubuntupennsylvania.org

  Manage team Calendar

  Team Launchpad admin

  Team Mailing list admin

  Helped organize first PA team install fest

  Worked with PA Team, and Ubuntu Women/Linux Chix on Girls inc. project

  Helped plan Gutsy, Hardy, and Jaunty release parties

  Worked on NTR dual boot imaging project

  Distribute Ubuntu CDs to Temple University students

  Worked the Ubuntu table and helped organize Free Software day 2007

  Appeared with Lyz Krumbach on WCOJ's Computer Corner radio show twice to promote and discuss Ubuntu

  Liaison between Philadelphia Universities, and PA team

General Ubuntu Ecosystem

• Bug reporter

  Provide forum support

  Provide local irc support in #ubuntu-us-pa when needed

  Early release adopter

  • Uses alpha releases on production machines to make sure releases perform (speed, usability, etc.) under a normal load

  Will be attending UDS Barcelona (thank you Canonical :D)

  Ubuntu Cyclists member

  Participating in Project Ayatana

  Ubuntu-devel ML lurker/poster when I have something valuable to contribute

  Attended the first Ubuntu Live! Conference in Portland, OR.

Upstream

• GNOME Foundation member

  GNOME Do core developer

  GNOME Do plugin coordinator

  Tasque Contributer

  Banshee Contributer

Future

I plan to continue to be involved in Ubuntu and F/OSS. I have attended GNOME Developer Summit. I feel that Ubuntu is the distro best poised to revolutionise the desktop experience. As an upstream developer, I have made fixes to GNOME Do to make it work better with Ubuntu technology, such as the new notification system in Jaunty. I will be attending UDS later this spring in hopes of talking to other developers and Ubuntuers to open their applications up over d-bus so that we can provide an innovative, and highly integrated desktop experience. In the Ubuntu community I will continue to advocate F/OSS and specifically Ubuntu. I have given out many Ubuntu CDs to classmates, and supported them through their transition. I plan to continue this and help keep fresh minds coming into F/OSS and Ubuntu.

Testimonials

Alex has been very involved with the Philly Area of the PA LoCo since our first meeting. Some of his appearances at events have even become infamous, as this photo from the Girls, Inc computer give-away event will confirm. As an older member (mid 40's) of the community, I am impressed with Alex's willingness to help and share his experiences with everyone at events, in the forums, and in our irc channel. I like to think of him as our 'Video Specialist' at events. As a member of the LoCo, I am very proud of his work with the Gnome-Do project; it's great having a developer in the LoCo. I think that Alex has fulfilled all requirements necessary and would be a fine Ubuntu Member!

-jim fisher (jedijf)