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= DavidGiard = Vous Pourrez trouver mon CV à cette adresse: http://www.ubuntu-qc.org/DavidGiard
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I searched a long time but I couldn't easily find and/or send message to people from Quebec. This is why i decided to start the QuebecTeam. With the help from DanielRobitaille, PatrickHétu and FabianRodriguez, we've been able to build a fantastic community. == How i got involved in the creation of the Ubuntu Quebec Team ==
At the end of 2005, i got sick of searching for people from Quebec interested in Ubuntu. There was the CanadianTeam and the FrenchTeam but no QuebecTeam and nothing was even close to it. So i started with the CanadianTeam, i translated their pages on the FrenchTeam's wiki. I found a few people with this approach but there was something wrong about it so i thought about starting a QuebecTeam myself. At that time i decided to wait for that. Later a suggestion from FabianRodriguez compelled me to do it; So i did, i Started the QuebecTeam with the help from DanielRobitaille, PatrickHétu and FabianRodriguez.
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I used Drupal to build the web site: http://www.ubuntu-qc.org/, i still pay for the hosting... ;) Anyway, it was a pleasure to build this community, and it still is a pleasure for me to see people like FabianRodriguez, helping out and making it grow. The web site is at: http://www.ubuntu-qc.org/, i contributed everything i did for the web site by creating what is now known as [[UbuntuDrupal|Ubuntu Drupal]]. It is now maintained by someone else because with my anxiety problems i could not continue the work by myself.
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I think i'll keep the rest of this page as it is because it reflect some of the work i had to do to make it possible. == About Me ==
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I live in Magog, Quebec. I talk French and English.
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'''Archives''': I started with Slackware in 1994(more or less), at the time, it was floppy based installation... Yeah wow... We've come a long way... :)
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For some time now, i've been doing translation for the CanadianTeam. But in doing so, i learned that things change too quickly and it is a waste of time because there is already the FrenchTeam and i think they do a really nice work. From that perspective, i've started to wonder where are all the people from my region. I live in Quebec, and there is no QuebecTeam for the moment i write this. I found out that some of us are working with the CanadianTeam, and others are working with the FrenchTeam. I dont want to denied the fact that separating things more than they are now would be bad.

But, i think it is important to create a community where we will be able to focus our efforts towards projects which relate to Quebec. Of course this would mean to continue to work with the CanadianTeam and the FrenchTeam. We dont want to stop working with them we want to focus our efforts when we do. We need a place where we can learn about each others, and help each others. We need a community where we can work on project that relate to the Quebec only.

We need to be closer to the Quebec population so that we can advocate Ubuntu more easily. By doing so, we will have more people working on Ubuntu-Qc, Ubuntu-CA and Ubuntu-FR projects that there was without the Ubuntu-Qc Team.

I'm currently creating a web page for the QuebecTeam. It is currently at: http://www.ubuntu-qc.org/

I also seek others people interested to create a QuebecTeam. If you are, please contact me.

'''About Me''':

I live in Sherbrooke, Quebec. I talk French and English.

I have been using Linux since 1994. I'm not a programmer, but i do have some knowledge of bash scripting, php and python.		 I had to deal with a Generalized Anxiety Disorder pretty much all my life, i think i was born with it. Something about an operation my mother had when i was still in the womb probably got me really stressed about the outside world. So i'm the kind of guy that was always passionate about anything that could change the world for the better; copyleft, open software and hardware.
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 * E-Mail: <swe3tdave AT gmail DOT com>
 * Personnal Web Site: http://swe3tdave.mlinux.ca/
 * For Commercial Support in Sherbrooke, Québec: http://www.mlinux.ca/
 * GPG: [http://keyserver.ubuntu.com:11371/pks/lookup?search=0xE3FB8B2E&op=index E3FB8B2E]		  * E-Mail: <swe3tdave AT ubuntu DOT com>
 * GPG: [[http://keyserver.ubuntu.com:11371/pks/lookup?search=0x07B5BEF8&op=index|07B5BEF8]]
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 * LaunchPad: https://launchpad.net/~swe3tdave

Vous Pourrez trouver mon CV à cette adresse: http://www.ubuntu-qc.org/DavidGiard

How i got involved in the creation of the Ubuntu Quebec Team

At the end of 2005, i got sick of searching for people from Quebec interested in Ubuntu. There was the CanadianTeam and the FrenchTeam but no QuebecTeam and nothing was even close to it. So i started with the CanadianTeam, i translated their pages on the FrenchTeam's wiki. I found a few people with this approach but there was something wrong about it so i thought about starting a QuebecTeam myself. At that time i decided to wait for that. Later a suggestion from FabianRodriguez compelled me to do it; So i did, i Started the QuebecTeam with the help from DanielRobitaille, PatrickHétu and FabianRodriguez.

The web site is at: http://www.ubuntu-qc.org/, i contributed everything i did for the web site by creating what is now known as Ubuntu Drupal. It is now maintained by someone else because with my anxiety problems i could not continue the work by myself.

About Me

I live in Magog, Quebec. I talk French and English.

I started with Slackware in 1994(more or less), at the time, it was floppy based installation... Yeah wow... We've come a long way... Smile :)

I had to deal with a Generalized Anxiety Disorder pretty much all my life, i think i was born with it. Something about an operation my mother had when i was still in the womb probably got me really stressed about the outside world. So i'm the kind of guy that was always passionate about anything that could change the world for the better; copyleft, open software and hardware.

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