#format wiki #language en || '''Launchpad ID''': || [[https://launchpad.net/~chris|Chris]] || || '''IRC''': || '''cgriff''' on ''irc.freenode.net'' || || '''Email''': || <> || || '''Jabber''': || chrisu@jabber.org || #|| '''GnuPG Key''': || [[http://keyserver.ubuntu.com:11371/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0x61C9317610A0AB8E|0x10A0AB8E]] || == About Me == Hello my name is Christopher Griffiths and I am a student at [[http://www.aber.ac.uk|Aberystwyth University]] from [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wales|Wales]] in the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UK|UK]]. I've been using Linux since Dapper back in '06 on a VM and later before 6.10 I had installed it to a separate partition on my hard disk, since then every computer in my house has been converted in part, or entirely to Ubuntu. Currently I am focusing all of my efforts on Ubuntu Cymru. == Things that I do for Ubuntu == === LoCo Teams === ==== Ubuntu Cymru ==== * I am a founding member of Ubuntu Cymru having helped start up the LoCo with other team members. * I was previously the Point of Contact for Ubuntu Cymru. * Currently I am the acting chairman of IRC meetings in #ubuntu-cym. ==== Ubuntu UK ==== * I am an active contributor to the IRC channel #ubuntu-uk on the Freenode network, helping users with their issues when I can as well as contributing to the community feel of the channel with the regulars. * A regular at the Ubuntu-UK IRC meetings, I usually watch the meeting advance and interjecting when a thought or valid point has been raised that I can help contribute and/or add my own views to the current train of thought. ===== Bugjam 2009 ===== During the bugjam I attended both days in London (some 300 miles from where I live). I had prepared a pdf document ready for my session on bzr management and package transcription, namely for the Ubuntu-UK podcast. My document was also sent to [[MartinMeredith]] who lead the Birmingham bugjam and the English-UK translation team. This will also help to teach about the usage of Transcriber and how to utilise launchpad.<
> Document available at: [[http://ubuntu-uk.org/bugjam09]] ==== Translations ==== * I am a member of the English (UK) translation team. * I try to translate at least one project per day. * I look over work that has been requested for reviews if and when I see one. * I have also translated in Welsh for some projects in Ubuntu, I am listed as the 4th highest contributor in launchpad for Welsh translations [ [[https://translations.edge.launchpad.net/+languages/cy]] ]. == Future work == In the future, I wish for Ubuntu Cymru to become a fully fledged official LoCo team. I have been working very hard over the past few months to make it so. I really wish to help bring more users to Ubuntu too, in the past 3 weeks alone (of Sun. 10 May 2009) I have switched the computers of an estimated 20 users to Ubuntu, that is nearly 1 per day! = Testimonials = == Franki^ == "Chris is a great guy, he's really dedicated to the Ubuntu project, he's always on IRC spending his days helping out new users and translating programs. He's really put a lot of effort into getting the Welsh Ubuntu LoCo off the ground, and I think that he could end up as a much needed spokesperson for Free software in Wales." -franki (Ubuntu Cymru Member) == Brobostigon aka ptaylor == Chris works very hard, he helps many people up and down the UK, with their Ubuntu issues and problems. And of course recently setup a Welsh Ubuntu Loco. Which i can imagine is alot of work, to get to where it is now. However Chris is a great chap, and knows his stuff and seems to have an engineers mind. Philip Taylor, helper at ubuntu-uk, == Krzysztof Wilczynski == ''Despite relatively young age Chris is a very knowledgeable person who is passionate and enthusiastic about the technology. His contribution to the Ubuntu Linux project simply speaks for itself - active package maintainer; founder of the Ubuntu Local Team in Wales; fearless bug hunter who is always eager to help other users. But above all, Chris is a great colleague and invaluable member of the project.'' - [[KrzysztofWilczynski|Krzysztof Wilczynski]], System Engineering Specialist, Research In Motion Limited