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J AustinBardo

• Ubuntu is the best linux distro that I have found. This community appears to be very open and vibrant. I see this distro is going in directions that I want Linux to head. Hopeful [https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/1 bug #1] can be solved with the help of Ubuntu in the near future.BR [end shameless plug]

In my community...

• Computers have been apart of my life for decades. I had a TI-94a growing up that I programmed with my uncle. Life on a PC as always started with Microsoft, but about 5 years ago I discovered Linux. I first tried Mandrake, and grew frustrated as they made certain packages difficult to get. Then I discovered Ubuntu around the Breezy release.

BR

• I loved the simplicity and ease of use. More importantly, it had the packages I were looking for easily available. I started reading the [http://www.planetubuntu.com Planet] and the [http://fridge.ubuntu.com Fridge] trying to keep up on the community. I then found the MeetingLogs on the wiki and started following them.

  When the MeetingLogs stopped being updated around July 2006, I kept checking them and after about a month, I decided to revive the dead MeetingLogs. I wrote a MeetingSummarySpec about what the logs needed for improvement based on what I learned in maintaining them.

  In early 2007, ChrisOattes came to me with part of the solution outlined in the MeetingSummarySpec. I decided with his help to form the ScribesTeam. The team is slowly developing a good team to help augment and enhance the archiving of community meetings and events. Our outreach is paying off as other Teams come to us for help with their IRC meetings.

  My goal with MeetingLogs and now ScribesTeam has been to maintain and hopefully improve the transparency in the decision process at work in the community. I feel that a community that is not open and easily understood can be difficult to get involved with. Being open with the decision process is as important as being open with welcoming new individuals.

In my home...

• I have several computers networked all with Ubuntu, although the Family computer has Windows. I also have one computer running distro+1 which I give my feedback and discover the direction Ubuntu and Linux is going.

  I am pretty much self-taught with computers. I dable with PHP and MySQL to help maintain a web-based interface to a database containing details on my large photograph collection. I edited and refactored a [http://www.dadabik.org php web-based database interface] I found to work with my interface needs. I have a curiosity about programming, but find some of the concepts difficult to grasp. I have even read about few programming languages. I am willing to expand my knowledge provided I can find the right resources. I have found the Linux environment powerful and easy to maintain. I am at home with the shell as well as with the Gnome Environment. I am able to keep my graphic arts workflow all on Ubuntu Linux. I am also managing a small intranet site on a dedicated box in my home. I have put many PHP web apps I found from the internet on the site.

Scribes Team

• I am one of the admins for ScribesTeam and founder. MeetingSummarySpec implementation is a major focus of mine. I am currently keeping MeetingLogs and the logs for CC, TB, Dev and Motu up to date. I am looking forward to the ScribesTeam improving the quality and number of MeetingLogs that are easily available.

  I developed a PHP script to help me scrape [http://people.ubuntu.com/~fabbione/irclogs/ logs] to get just the meeting. I often use it when I miss an IRC meeting. Anyone interested in this can let me know.

New York Team

• I am a part of the [:NewYorkTeam:NewYork LoCo Team]. I am helping out with the wiki and anything else design-wise the team needs. I have agreed to help them develop their web presence. I am also sharing my knowledge of the many resources that I have discovered in the community.

Logos Designed

My Ideas for Ubuntu:

• PackageNamingStandards -- Lets do our best to keep capitalization, spelling, and overall naming of packages and their parts easy to see the relations between them.

  GraphicalConfigurationSpec -- A modprobe gui similar to KDE's but for gnome would be nice to further tweak with a HAL based wizard to aid in chosing required drivers. [NB I have noticed work is progressing on something similar to this.]

  MeetingSummarySpec -- Lets develop an easy process to enhance and augment community meetings and events improving openness and accessibility.

Endorsements from the Community

• Ausimage would make a valued addition to the Ubuntu membership, His passion for furthering the ScribesTeam proves this alone. -- Andrewwilliams2 DateTime(2007-02-25T23:37:45Z)

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