ChristianSvensson
Christian Svensson
a.k.a : blueCommand, blueCmd
O/S : Ubuntu
E-mail : blue at cmd dot nu
Launchpad : https://launchpad.net/~blue-cmd
IRC : blueCommand @ irc.freenode.net
whoami
- I'm an 18 year old Swedish student* currently studying Computer Science in Kalmar.
My first encounter with Linux was with RedHat 5.2, around -98. I'm born -89 which sort of makes me an early adopter. My real interest blossomed first -02 with distributions like Gentoo, Debian, CRUX. The reason I switched to Ubuntu was that I wanted a system that didn't take forever to configure (+1 Debian), had a nice community (+1 Gentoo) and massive amounts of packages (+1 Debian). And when I found Ubuntu (+3 Everything), it was better than I could have hoped, I've been using Ubuntu since Edgy and loving it every day
* Sorry, I am a male 
Goals
Make the world /JacobPeddicordsecure! Far too few people known what SSL or VPN is, even fewer people knows how to use it. I want to help Ubuntu get a good frontend for users to feel comfortable to use GPG / SSL / VPNs, I will probably post blueprints if / when I get an idea
In smaller scale I would like to see a whole lot more people using Ubuntu instead of paying (or not paying) to use ... the "OS-that-should-not-be-named". I'm a quite heavy user of Wine, which makes Wine-related contributions (see Winekeyd) more than likely. Ubuntu needs all the help to get games / apps running as it can, right?
Ubuntu Activities
Currently maintaining
- None at the moment
Currently packing
Freenet related
- Freenet Frost
(lib)Wrapper (Blocking Freenet and Frost, blocked by [https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ant/+bug/126410 bug])
iFolder related
- iFolder iFolder Nautilus iFolder Server Simias*
Wine related
- Winekeyd libSocket++*
* Upstream contains in comprehensive licensing. Waiting for upstream.
Translation
Sometimes, when you're bored with your PlayStation3 games, when I have nothing better to do I open the Translation tab at Launchpad and click on Swedish. This is more of a time-waster but I still put pride in it. I translate the kind of package I feel like at the moment so there is no real thought behind what packages I choose.
LoCo-related
- As noted, I am joined and helping in #ubuntu-se as often as I can. While I'm not in that room I'm probably outside (*gasp*) and it's quite likely I'll spread the word. For example: I made my "Operating System - Linux" course in school switch from teaching Slackware to Ubuntu, which resulted in that my fellow classmates got a total different point of view regarding Linux. I think 3-4 of my class of 20 uses it regularly thanks to that. Oh, and my dad is on the verge to converting too.
I'm also helping newbies in the Swedish LoCo #ubuntu-se @ Freenode* as well as moderating an Open Source sub-section on the [http://www.flashback.info FlashBack] forum - Warning for Swedish.
* And participating in the occasional Ext3 versus ReiserFS fights, ReiserFS GO!
Launchpad
Contact Information and Packaging Activity is best viewed from [https://launchpad.net/~blue-cmd My Launchpad Page].
Future Plans
- I will (within reason) continue maintaining my packages and help Ubuntu where I feel I can. Fixing annoyances, helping newbies and spreading the word.