I, Brian Curtis, apply for MOTU.

Who I am

I have been using Linux ever since 2004, I have been using the Ubuntu OS ever since 2007. I became involved with Ubuntu just around the beginning of Gutsy. It's my main OS now both at school and at home.

Community Involvement

• http://dc.ubuntu-us.org/

  1. I am currently a participant in my Local Community.

• BugSquad / UbuntuBugControl

  1. I find a great deal of fun in triaging bugs. Immediately after joining the Bug Squad I tried really hard in learning the basics of bug triage so I could help as many people as possible. I found out that the bug triage community has been so helpful to me, and its a privilege of mine to be able to return the favor.
  2. In order to return the favor to the best of my ability, I joined the Bug Control team so I could answer other triagers help requests in making sure the bugs they are triaging are done right and that they learn from this experience.
  3. My community is my job and my colleagues and my family and friends, and I spread Ubuntu and help all of them every chance I get.
• Ubuntu Membership
  1. I have been an Ubuntu member since 2009. Bug Squad and Bug Control have been one of my main focuses in Ubuntu and for the past few years I have been diving into the Packaging aspect in Ubuntu. I attended the UDS-O in Budapest

My Ubuntu story

My Linux story starts back in Undergraduate College where the students worked with Fedora machines on meteorological forecasts. I was introduced to Ubuntu there and the idea that it was free and I finally didn't have to pay for another operating system in my life. I opened myself up to change and Ubuntu and Linux have since been a major and important part of my daily life and routine. I joined the local community thanks to Mackenzie Morgan (maco) here in Washington, DC USA and with her and the communities help I was able to learn Bug Triage and earn my way towards funding to go to UDS-O in Budapest, Hungary, and most importantly my Ubuntu membership. I spread Ubuntu in my workplace and now almost all (if not all) students use Ubuntu on their desktop.

My involvement

Examples of my work / Things I'm proud of

Areas of work

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Things I could do better

Plans for the future

General

What I like least in Ubuntu

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== <SPONSORS NAME> ==
=== General feedback ===
## Please fill us in on your shared experience. (How many packages did you sponsor? How would you judge the quality? How would you describe the improvements? Do you trust the applicant?)

=== Specific Experiences of working together ===
''Please add good examples of your work together, but also cases that could have handled better.''
=== Areas of Improvement ===