Ubuntu Wiki

• Born October 31, 1987

• Email brett.jr.alton@gmail.com

• Launchpad https://launchpad.net/~brett-alton

Short Description

Introduced to Linux via Ubuntu 4.10 (Warty Warthog) and Mandrake 4.2 and using Ubuntu since Ubuntu 5.10 (Breezy Badger), I have made a number of contributions to the Ubuntu community. I have posted 1,200+ posts on Ubuntu Forums, including 6+ tutorials, 3 of which are scripts that are regularly updated; Submitted 40+ bugs related to Ubuntu, including many more to projects hosted on Ubuntu and have performed hundreds of translations; Submitted 16 ideas to Ubuntu Brainstorm, ideas so popular I am the top 161st contributor, with over 2000 votes on other ideas and 259 comments; Wrote a 4-part series in Full Circle Magazine regarding Web Development; Started a blog in late 2009, making many posts related to Ubuntu.

Long Description

Ubuntu Forums

• Joined: 2006/03/02

• Posts: 1,222 (2010/02/16)
• HOWTOs: (see also Ubuntu Scripts)

  • HOWTO: VMWare Player / Windows XP / Ubuntu Repositories (2007/01/20)

  • HOWTO: Install VMware Server in Hardy (and later) (2008/05/09)

  • HOWTO: Fix GPG errors for bad/deleted keys (2009/07/23)

Launchpad

• Joined: 2006/07/22

• Karma: 539 (2010/02/16)
• Ubuntu-releated bugs reported: 43 (2010/02/16)

  • https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/~brett-alton/+reportedbugs

• Teams:
  • Ubuntu English (Canada) Translation Team (2008/07/11)
  • Ubuntu Canada Team (2008/07/17)
  • Satega devs (2008/07/21)

  • GetDeb Collaboration Team (2009/07/30)

  • Launchpad Beta Testers (2009/07/31)
  • APT-Portal Developers (2009/11/13)
  • Planet Ubuntu Users (2009/12/24)
  • Ubuntu Manual Team (2010/01/11)
  • Ubuntu Welcome Window Team (2010/02/03)
  • Ubuntu Gaming Team (2010/02/13)

Ubuntu Scripts

• Started: 2007/06/20

• VMware helper:

  • http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=788169

  • http://brettalton.com/?page=computer_services&subpage=vmware_helper

• rsync over ssh:

  • http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=639979

  • http://brettalton.com/?page=computer_services&subpage=rsync_over_ssh

• Ubuntu Assistant:

  • http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=972037

  • http://brettalton.com/?page=computer_services&subpage=ubuntu_assistant

Ubuntu Brainstorm

• Started: 2008/02/29

• Link: http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/contributor/brettalton

• Stats: (2010/02/16)
  • 16 ideas submitted
  • 161st best solution contributor
  • over 2000 votes
  • 259 comments

Full Circle Magazine

• Range: 2008/11 - 2009/03

• Description: Wrote a 4-part tutorial for Web Development in Ubuntu
• Links:

  • Part 1 - Software for web development in Ubuntu

  • Part 2 - Basic HTML and CSS

  • Part 3 - Install a LAMP (web) server

  • Part 4 - Basic PHP

Blog

• Started: 2009/12/01

• Ubuntu-related posts: http://blog.brettalton.com/category/ubuntu/

Ideas for Ubuntu

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Interests

Skills

Testimonials