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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 (http://www.philamass.org). 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 am a member of the Philadelphia Linux Users Group.

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: http://temple.facebook.com/profile.php?id=665890102 Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/lamalex_

Ubuntu

I started using Ubuntu in October of '06 shortly after edgy was released. I started going to the Philly Linux User Group (http://www.phillylinux.org) 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.

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 on WCOJ's Computer Corner radio show twice to promote and discuss Ubuntu

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

Upstream

• 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 recently applied for membership to the GNOME foundation, and have attended GDS. 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.