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Bodhi.zazen from the Ubuntu forums.

Bodhi.zazen is derived from Buddhism. "Bodhi" is a symbol of enlightenment and refers to the tree under which the Buddha attained enlightenment. "Zazen" is the sitting meditation at the heart of Zen Buddhism.

I am a non-IT professional in Montana and a father to four children. I chose Montana for the natural beauty and the solitude of the outdoors. I spend my weekends with the children hiking, skiing and touring the local hot springs.

The Ubuntu Community was invaluable to me as I learned Linux and I was able to migrate to Ubuntu (no more closed source OS), at least for all boxes under my influence. The openness and welcoming spirit of the Ubuntu Forums is an invaluable asset to the broader Linux community and it is an honor to be a member of the community.

Contributions to the Ubuntu Community

Support

• Ubuntu Forums ~ Ubuntu Forums Staff (Moderator) bodhi.zazen .

  Beginners Team ~ I lead the Beginners team, a community of Ubuntu users dedicated to assisting new users. The focus of the beginners team is to assist new users as they transition to Ubuntu. Although the focus on the team is on the forums, we also assist on IRC and Launchpad as well. The beginners team can be found at :

  • Ubuntu Forums ~ Beginners Team.

  • IRC ~ irc.freenode.net #ubuntuforums-beginners .

  • Launchpad ~ Beginner Team, Launchpad Edition

  • Ubuntu Wiki ~ Beginners Team Wiki Page

  I founded the Montana LoCo Team . Montana is a small state and the Montana LoCo is just starting. I coordinate the the Montana LUG Montana Linux and started the Helena LUG.

  Documentation. I work both on the forums and on the wiki as time allows.

  • Forums :

    Ubuntu Security

    How to fstab

    Partitioning basics

    Links to start virtualization

    How to OpenVZ

    How to Secure Firefox

    How to remote access with Firefox

    How to multiboot

    How to resize an encrypted partition

    How to VMWare (Ubutu 8.04)

  • Wiki:

    How to SSH

    How to VNC

    VNC Over SSH

    Samba

Scripts

• Adblock : This is a bash script I use for adblocking. Save the script, make it executable, and run it with gksu. Works for any browser.

Future Plans

• Ubuntu Guru गुरु ~ I plan to remain active with Ubuntu as as a teacher/mentor.

Testimonials

• MattHelmke - Bodhi is an amazing part of the Ubuntu Forums community. As the leader of the Beginners Team, he has shown incredible patience and ability to teach new users and ease their transition from other operating systems. He is gracious, highly knowledgeable, friendly, skilled, and consistently gives people a positive impression of the forums, the Ubuntu community, and the software itself. I can't think of any candidate to whom I would give a higher recommendation. Approve him immediately!

• Tseliot - Bodhi is a very knowledgeable member of the staff on ubuntuforums.org. His involvement in the Ubuntu Forums community, especially as regards helping beginners, is admirable.

• bapoumba - All my best cheers to Bodhi on his application for Ubuntu membership. His knowledge, dedication and patience towards forum members are well known and the forums would not be the same without him. His inputs are always balanced and appreciated when it come to moderating the forums.

• Cloudfx - Bodhi is an active forum admin and beginners team member. He gave me a huge hand when I converted to Ubuntu, and I support his membership 100%.

• Joeb454 - Bodhi was a huge help to me after I joined the forums, and very welcoming in his leadership of the Beginners Team. Personally I feel he does a great job in moderating the forums & leading the team, and has taught me a lot about Ubuntu/Linux.

• overdrank - Bodhi is a great influence in the community, forums, Beginners & Unanswered Post Teams. Always willing to help in anyway.

• Joseph Price - Not sure I can say anything else without repeating the above. Bodhi's been a great forums moderator for some time and he's got my backing for membership.

• RyanTroy - Bodhi, is a great asset to the Ubuntuforums and has taken on many forum related tasks and does a outstanding job with them. I am very glad he is part of our team, a true rockstar on the forums with over 10,000 posts

• StaceyRVC - Bodhi is always there when you need him to lend you a hand. He has been a pleasure to talk to and receive help from. I enjoy how patient he is when dealing with people and the current issues they are having. I am glad to know someone as knowledgeable as him.

• Rocket2DMn - It is easy to see that Bodhi's lengthy and continued contributions to the forums more than warrant Ubuntu Membership, but perhaps his shining attribute is his ability to draw others toward deeper involvement in the community. The Beginners Team has had a major impact on the forums, and has expanded to the community wiki, launchpad, and IRC. Bodhi has always remained professional, patient, and open to new ideas - he truly embodies the finest traits of an Ubuntu Member.

• MikeBasinger - Bodhi is a fantastic contributor to the Ubuntu Forums. I echo the sentiments voiced about and support him 100% for membership.