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Ok.. so you want to know about Andrew Alexander Barber? | ||<tablestyle="float:right; font-size: 0.9em; width:35%; background:#F1F1ED; margin: 0 0 1em 1em;" style="padding:0.5em;"> '''Name''': || Andrew Alexander Barber || || '''Hackergotchi''': || [[http://planet.libervis.net/images/andrewb.png]] || || '''Launchpad''': || [[https://launchpad.net/~andrew-alex-barber|AndrewB]] || || '''IRC''': || AndrewB (''irc.freenode.net'') (''irc.oftc.net'') (''irc.indymedia.org'') (''irc.cluenet.org'')|| || '''Mobile/Cell Phone''': || ''+44'' 77 71 79 48 22 || || '''eMail''': || andrew.alex.barber@gmail.com andrew-alex-barber@ubuntu.com || || '''Homepage''': || [[http://andrewbarber.co.uk|andrewbarber DOT co DOT uk]] || || '''Weblog''': || [[http://www.libervis.com/blogs/23/AndrewB|AndrewBs Libervis Blog]] || || '''Linux User:''' || [[http://counter.li.org/cgi-bin/runscript/display-person.cgi?user=369819|#369819]] || |
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Andrew Alexander Barber is a young man from a little [but sometimes famous] place called Loch Lomond. It is featured in the famous song 'Bonnie Bonnie Banks of Loch Lomond'. Anyway.. back to Andrew... |
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Andrew is a student at Central College of Commerce (http://www.centralcollege.ac.uk/). He hopes to move on to university next year, to continue studying Software Development. He will be finding out soon whether he is going to Uni or not. | == About == |
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Other than going to college he enjoys many many other things [not to say I love going to college]. | My name is Andrew Alexander Barber, a young contributor from Scotland. I am currently studying Software Development at the [[http://www.centralcollege.ac.uk/|Central College of Glasgow]]. I am an active Scout leader in the non-geek world, devoting a few hours per night on different Scout groups. |
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He has been a GNU/Linux user for 2 or 3 years. Mainly a user, not programming too much, looking at source code with cross eyes etc. Though that time he has been through a number of distro's and now mainly uses CRUX(http://crux.nu/) and Ubuntu, though that is not solid. | == Usage == |
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He is here to help out with Ubuntu..first appearing to help with the Scots translation. He is looking around for other things he can help with. | I use ubuntu on my server and also my iBook G4. The Apple iBook G4 is my daily machine as I don't spend large amount of times at home, meaning I need something portable. The book dual boots with Mac OSX. I have Ubuntu installed on home x86 machines however I never get to use these. |
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He owns many different machines, including PPC's, Sparc and a couple of x86's. Most of these are out dated, and are found/recovered/given. | I started using Ubuntu very early on, however it never stuck untill fairly recently. |
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Andrew is also a consent IRC go-er. I am spread right across the Freenode network..from ##windows to ##linux. His baby gem channel is #tuxhacker (http://tuxhacker.org). Another channel I regular is #tapthru. I am also a member of other IRC networks, of which you can see at the bottom of this profile. |
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He also moderates a new up and coming fora called Nuxified (http://nuxified.org). This was after he fell out with LinuxForums (http://linuxforums.org) due to their 'Money Money Money!' approach to things. Nuxified has less bloat, kinder users, more tasks, friendly staff and so on and so forth. | == Translations == |
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Currently furthering his passion in webdev, he has made a few web sites, including companies, and his own quests. | I am a member of the Ubuntu translation team, helping out primarily with the [[https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/dapper/+lang/sco|Scots]] translation. I am slowly learning [[https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/dapper/+lang/gd|Scottish Gaelic]] too, so may soon be able to contribute with that group also. |
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In the non e-world, climbing and hiking is a much loved activity. He walked 100(well 98)miles across the Black Forest of Germany. On nothing but 5euros for food, accommodation and any thing else. Also a member of the Glasgow Climbing wall, where he climbs on a semi-regular basis. He enjoys spending his evenings in the local pub, partaking in a beer round and talking to friends. He does the normal teenage scene of pubs -> clubs and sometimes home. Often in Glasgow. |
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AndrewB has been a member of the Scouting movement for more than a decade now. He is training to become a Scout section leader, and currently helps out every possible chance. | === IRC === |
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He is also a semi-regular at his local Linux User Group...called ScotLUG. | I often use Internet Relay Chat to communicate with many members of the GNU/Linux and F(l)OSS community. I am an active helper in the #ubuntu channel, as well as many other channels stretching across the network. Other semi-large channels include #tuxhacker and #tapthru. [[http://tuxhacker.org|TuxHacker]] is a community set up by myself and others to help GNU/Linux users in a friendly way. A lot of the other channels that I am part of, are channels that I have chan-op status and help maintain their community. I now moderate the official freenode channels; #freenode and #defocus |
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So that is it. I think you now know him... | === Fora/Forum Work === I currently only tend to use one fora, which is one that I also help moderate. The fora is called [[http://nuxified.org|Nuxified]], and is aimed at providing help to Free/Open source software. It is part of the [[http://libervis.net|Libervis Network]] and has thus made me more active in the network as a whole. I used to help out on [[http://linuxforums.org|LinuxForums]] but left due to my stance on many activities of the fora. Slowly but surely I am using more and more of ubuntu forums. === Launchpad === I often check on the answers section of the [[http://launchpad.net|Lauchpad site]]. == Documentation == I have started working on community documentation for the Ubuntu Documentation team. Submitting articles on things I have worked on in the past and learning new things to document to help other members of the Ubuntu Community. == Testing == I have helped out with the laptop testing team, producing the following two articles; * [[LaptopTestingTeam/FujitsuAmiloL7300]] * [[LaptopTestingTeam/Apple_Macintosh/iBookG4]] == Promotion == I have handed out many, many live and install disks during my years as a GNU/Linux enthusiast. Even when not an Ubuntu user in my past, I would still pass out the Ubuntu distro as I thought it was best for new users. I also have asked local computer shops to keep a pile and hand out if possible. Along with that, I semi-regularly email my member of parliament (currently John McFall) about my views on F(l)OSS and Open Source matters. Including GNU/Linux usage in Schools, and within the local Council. I hope to help out, and promote Ubuntu Linux (if the chance a rises) at any GNU/Linux event I attend this year. == Events == This year I should be attending; * [[https://debconf7.debconf.org|DebConf]] * [[http://akademy.kde.org/|aKademy07]] * [[http://www.lugradio.org/live/2007/index.php/Main_Page|Lug Radio Live]] == LoCo == I am fairly active on the [[UKTeam]] mailing list, as well as the IRC channel. Much of the chat is genreal discussion but I help out with any problems too. Also designing the new look loco pages, still in progress though. == Membership == I officially became an Ubuntu Member on April 3rd 2007. |
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About
My name is Andrew Alexander Barber, a young contributor from Scotland. I am currently studying Software Development at the Central College of Glasgow. I am an active Scout leader in the non-geek world, devoting a few hours per night on different Scout groups.
Usage
I use ubuntu on my server and also my iBook G4. The Apple iBook G4 is my daily machine as I don't spend large amount of times at home, meaning I need something portable. The book dual boots with Mac OSX. I have Ubuntu installed on home x86 machines however I never get to use these.
I started using Ubuntu very early on, however it never stuck untill fairly recently.
Translations
I am a member of the Ubuntu translation team, helping out primarily with the Scots translation. I am slowly learning Scottish Gaelic too, so may soon be able to contribute with that group also.
Support
IRC
I often use Internet Relay Chat to communicate with many members of the GNU/Linux and F(l)OSS community. I am an active helper in the #ubuntu channel, as well as many other channels stretching across the network. Other semi-large channels include #tuxhacker and #tapthru. TuxHacker is a community set up by myself and others to help GNU/Linux users in a friendly way. A lot of the other channels that I am part of, are channels that I have chan-op status and help maintain their community. I now moderate the official freenode channels; #freenode and #defocus
Fora/Forum Work
I currently only tend to use one fora, which is one that I also help moderate. The fora is called Nuxified, and is aimed at providing help to Free/Open source software. It is part of the Libervis Network and has thus made me more active in the network as a whole. I used to help out on LinuxForums but left due to my stance on many activities of the fora. Slowly but surely I am using more and more of ubuntu forums.
Launchpad
I often check on the answers section of the Lauchpad site.
Documentation
I have started working on community documentation for the Ubuntu Documentation team. Submitting articles on things I have worked on in the past and learning new things to document to help other members of the Ubuntu Community.
Testing
I have helped out with the laptop testing team, producing the following two articles;
Promotion
I have handed out many, many live and install disks during my years as a GNU/Linux enthusiast. Even when not an Ubuntu user in my past, I would still pass out the Ubuntu distro as I thought it was best for new users. I also have asked local computer shops to keep a pile and hand out if possible. Along with that, I semi-regularly email my member of parliament (currently John McFall) about my views on F(l)OSS and Open Source matters. Including GNU/Linux usage in Schools, and within the local Council. I hope to help out, and promote Ubuntu Linux (if the chance a rises) at any GNU/Linux event I attend this year.
Events
This year I should be attending;
LoCo
I am fairly active on the UKTeam mailing list, as well as the IRC channel. Much of the chat is genreal discussion but I help out with any problems too. Also designing the new look loco pages, still in progress though.
Membership
I officially became an Ubuntu Member on April 3rd 2007.
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