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| Ok.. so you want to know about Andrew Alexander Barber? | == About == |
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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... |
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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| 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. | == Translations == |
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| Other than going to college he enjoys many many other things [not to say I love going to college]. | 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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| 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. | == Support == |
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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. | === IRC === |
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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 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. |
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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. |
=== Fora/Forum Work === |
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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. | 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. |
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| Currently furthering his passion in webdev, he has made a few web sites, including companies, and his own quests. | |
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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. | I often check on the answers section of the [http://launchpad.net Lauchpad site]. |
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| He is also a semi-regular at his local Linux User Group...called ScotLUG. | == Documentation == |
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| So that is it. I think you now know him... | 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. |
About
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.
Translations
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.
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. [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.
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.
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.
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